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| 1899 | Birth |  |
| 25th Jan Birth of Paul Henri-Charles Spaak |
| 1932 | Deputy |  |
| Appointedocialist Deputy to the Belgian Parliament |
| 1936 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |  |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1938 | Neutrality |  |
| 26th Oct Brussells Belgium declares it's neutrality |
| 1938 | Prime Minister |  |
| 13th May Appointed Prime Minister of Belgium, 1st term |
| 1939 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |  |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1st term |
| 1940 | Abdication |  |
| 30th May Says Leopold's reasons for staying are "mad, stupid, worse still criminal" |
| 1940 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |  |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1944 | Charter Benelux |  |
| Helps draft the Charter of Benelux to later establish the Benelux countries |
| 1946 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |  |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2nd term |
| 1947 | Prime Minister |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Belgium, 2nd term |
| 19th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Belgium, 3rd term |
| 1949 | Treaty of NATO |  |
| 4th April Washington Signs the treaty establishing the NATO alliance |
| 1954 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |  |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, 3rd term |
| 1957 | European Union |  |
| 25th Mar Rome Spaak signs the Treaty of Rome |
| 25th Mar Rome The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community & is signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium & Luxembourg |
| 1957 | Secretary General |  |
| Appointed Secretary General of NATO |
| 1957 | Treaty of Rome |  |
| 25th Mar Rome Spaak signs the Treaty of Rome |
| 25th Mar Rome The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community & is signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium & Luxembourg |
| 1961 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |  |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, 4th term |