Maurice Destenay
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Maurice Jean Léon Destenay (Tilleur, 18 February 1900 - Liege, 1 September 1973) was a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 liberal politician and burgomaster
Burgomaster
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. Destenay was a teacher and pedagogue and became the founder and director of the monthly magazine Action Libérale. He became alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...

 and burgomaster (1963–1973) in Liege and a member of parliament (1949–1965) in the district of Liege. In 1954-1958 he was President of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Belgium)
The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...

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