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Julien Lahaut | |
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Chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium | |
In office 1945–1950 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Seraing, Belgium | 6 September 1884
Died | 18 August 1950 Seraing, Belgium | (aged 65)
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 was 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, has often been attributed to Belgian royalists but remains officially unsolved.