Fernand Spaak
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Born | August 8, 1923 Forest, Belgium |
Died | July 18, 1981 (Age 57) Brussels, Belgium |
Cause of death | Gunshot |
Nationality | Belgian |
Parents | • Paul-Henri Spaak • Marguerite Malevez |
Victim of | murder |
Fernand Spaak, a Bilderberg participant, was a Belgian lawyer and diplomat who was shot dead in 1981.
Background
Fernand Spaak was son of Paul-Henri Spaak.
Death
Spaak was reportedly shot dead in his flat in Brussels in 1981 by his estranged wife with a hunting rifle; she had previously threatened to kill him on a number of occasions. She then replaced the rifle in its bag and committed suicide by electrocuting herself with an electric iron in a bath.[1]
At the time of his death, Spaak was chief of staff for Gaston Thorn, then president of the European Commission.[1]
Event Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1973 | 11 May 1973 | 13 May 1973 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The meeting at which the 1973 oil crisis appears to have been planned. |
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