Julien Lahaut
Julien Lahaut | |
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Portrait of Lahaut | |
| Chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium | |
| In office 1945–1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1884 Seraing, Belgium |
| Died | 18 August 1950 (aged 65) Seraing, Belgium |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Communist Party of Belgium |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Belgium |
| Branch/service | Belgian Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 |
| Unit | Belgian Expeditionary Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
Julien-Victor Lahaut (6 September 1884 – 18 August 1950) was a Belgian politician and communist activist who served as president of the Communist Party of Belgium from 1945 to 1950. An important figure during the German occupation of 1940–44, he became a vocal advocate for the abolition of the Belgian monarchy during the post-war Royal Question. His assassination in August 1950, at the height of the crisis, was linked to anti-communist and royalist elements inside the Belgian intelligence services by a team of historians in 2015; however, the murder remains officially unsolved.