Life and career
Baert was born in Grembergen on 25 November 1925. He died on 15 July 2022, at the age of 96.Frans Baert's doctrine
Baert was the founder of a methodology, known in Dutch as Baertdoctrine; regarding Flemish independence. This doctrine, taken by some Flemish politicians, is a step-by-step strategy in order to get an independent Flemish State through democratic reforms of Belgium. Each reform must follow three basic rules in order to reach a Flemish independence at the end: # Each reform must be a significant step towards greater autonomy. # Each reform should not prevent further reforms. # Inside each reform, the price paid to the other negotiator should not be unreasonable.References
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