Word: walloon
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Left-wingers who do not dislike the monarchy dislike Leopold. Socialist Leader Max Buset growled last week: "This king has made himself useless. We have a monarchy in Belgium because we wanted to remove the Flemish-Walloon question from politics. This king, whether he willed it or not, has become a Fleming. His presence here would destroy the purpose of the monarchy...
...King of a nation containing two racial groups, Leopold considered himself as much a Fleming as a Walloon. The nationalist Flemish writer, Herman Teirlinck, taught him the Flemish language, later became one of his closest friends and the tutor of his children. But the most significant influence on his policies was wielded by General Van Overstraeten, the brilliant, energetic, overbearing military tutor who became his chief military adviser. General Van Overstraeten did his best to dislodge pro-Ally War Minister General Henri Denis, succeeded only in getting rid of Chief-of-Staff General E. Van den Bergen. Younger Belgian Army...