Maurice Jean Léon Destenay (; 18 February 1900 – 1 September 1973) was a
Belgian
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liberal politician and
burgomaster
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. Destenay was a teacher and
pedagogue
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and became the founder and director of the monthly magazine ''Action Libérale''. He became
alderman
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and burgomaster (1963–1973) in Liege and a member of parliament (1949–1965) in the district of Liege. Between 1954 and 1958, he was President of the
Liberal Party
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Presidents of the Belgian Liberal Party(in Dutch)
1900 births
1973 deaths
People from Saint-Nicolas, Liège
Liberal Party (Belgium) politicians
Party for Freedom and Progress politicians
Belgian Ministers of State
Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Mayors of places in Belgium
Walloon movement activists
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