Willy Claes - Wikipedia
WEBClaes was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992 until 1994 in the Government Jean-Luc Dehaene I, during which period he presided over Belgium's withdrawal from the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide.
Willy Claes | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBWilly Claes, Belgian statesman who served as secretary-general of NATO from 1994 to 1995, when he resigned to face Belgian charges of corruption from his previous tenure as the country’s economics minister. He was ultimately found guilty of bribery.
Declassified: Willy Claes, 1994 - 1995 - NATO
WEBWilly Claes was a Belgian politician and member of the Flemish Socialist Party. His term as NATO Secretary General was overshadowed by his involvement in a bribery scandal over Belgian defence purchases – the Agusta Affair - and he was forced to resign.
Willy Claes - Wikipedia
WEBWillem Werner Hubert (Willy) Claes (Hasselt, 24 november 1938) is een Belgisch voormalig politicus en internationaal ambtenaar. Hij was lid van de BSP, later SP. Hij is ook actief als pianist. In 1994 en 1995 was hij secretaris-generaal van de NAVO.
Agusta scandal - Wikipedia
WEBNumerous senior figures in both Walloon and Flemish socialist parties were implicated, including the incumbent Secretary General of NATO Willy Claes who was forced to resign. The Agusta scandal was the first of a series of highly publicised scandals in Belgium.
Belgian court finds Claes, 10 officials and French businessman …
WEBDec 24, 1998 · The former secretary-general of NATO, Mr Willy Claes, a millionaire French businessman, and 10 other Belgian politicians and party officials were yesterday found guilty of corruption and given...
NATO CHIEF RESIGNS AMID BRIBERY SCANDAL – Deseret News
WEBOct 20, 1995 · NATO chief Willy Claes resigned Friday, a day after the Belgian parliament voted to have him stand trial in connection with kickback scandals at home. He had faced overwhelming pressure to resign to spare NATO the ordeal of …
Ex-Nato chief guilty of corruption - The Independent
WEBDec 24, 1998 · THE FORMER Nato secretary-general, Willy Claes, was given a three- year suspended jail sentence yesterday at the end of Belgium's biggest political corruption trial of recent years.
NATO Secretary General Willy Claes
WEBBetween 1978-1982, Willy Claes was Minister of Economic Affairs in four governments led by Wilfried Martens, and in one headed by Mark Eyskens. He was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister, a post he has held five times.
NATO’s credibility in jeopardy as committee deliberates over Claes
WEBOct 11, 1995 · NATO’s long-term credibility could be dealt another blow in the coming weeks if a special committee of the Belgian parliament decides to revoke Secretary- General Willy Claes’ immunity from prosecution so that he can be indicted on charges of corruption and fraud.
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