Victor de Laveleye
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Victor Auguste de Laveleye (Brussels, 5 November 1894-Elsene, 14 December 1945) was a Belgian liberal politician and minister. De Laveleye was a doctor in law. He was municipality Council member of Sint-Gillis, President of the Liberal Party (1936-1937) and liberal member of parliament (1939-1945) for the district Brussels. De Laveleye was minister of justice (1937) and of public education (1944-1945). During World War II he was director of the Belgian French-speaking broadcasts on the BBC (1940-1944).
On , he asks all the Belgians to choose the letter "V" like rallying sign, “Because "V", is the first letter of Victoire in French and of Vrijheid (freedom) in Flemish”. It is the beginning of the "V" campaign which will see appearing "V" graffities on the walls of Belgium then in all of Europe. Winston Churchill will do himself of the "V" its emblem.
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