Maurits Coppieters
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Died when: 85 years 181 days (1025 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Maurits Coppieters (14 May 1920 – 11 November 2005), Flemish politician for the Volksunie, member of the Belgian Chamber (1965–1971), the Belgian Senate (1971–1979) and the European Parliament (1979–1981).
The Fleming Maurits Coppieters studied history and later became a Doctor of Laws and obtained a master's degree in East European studies.
During the Second World War, he refused to work for the German occupier.After many years as a teacher, he worked as a lawyer for a while.
He was one of the people who re-established the Vlaamse Volksbeweging (Flemish People's Movement), of which he was the President from 1957 to 1963.
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