Gérard Cooreman
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Gérard François Marie Cooreman was a Belgian Catholic Party politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgium from June to November 1918.
Gerard Cooreman
Albert I of Belgium
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Albert I was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. He is popularly referred to as the Knight King or Soldier King in Belgium in reference to his role during World War I.
Gérard Cooreman
…de Belgique. During the First World War, Cooreman followed the Belgian government into exile at Le Havre. On the fall of Charles de Broqueville, King Albert I of Belgium appointed Cooreman to lead a new government on 1 June 1918. With the end of the war in November 1918, Cooreman resigned as the prime minister. Belgium…
Albert wearing his characteristic Adrian helmet, c. 1919
Equestrian statue of King Albert I (Courtens, 1951) in front of the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels
King Albert touring the Belgian Congo during his visit in 1909
King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth praying to Our Lady of the Sablon, stained glass