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Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ⓘ) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%. Flemish was historically a geographical term, as all inhabitants of the medieval County of Flanders in modern-day Belgium, France ...
The Frontpartij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɔntpɑrˌtɛi], "Front Party") was a Belgian political party that campaigned for increasing recognition for the Flemish people and their language. Originating from the earlier Frontbeweging ( [ˈfrɔndbəˌʋeːɣɪŋ] , "Front Movement"), the Frontpartij was an early attempt to fully politicise the ...
Katherine Elizabeth Fleming, professor of history and administrator at New York University; Klas Fleming (disambiguation) (or Klas, Class, Claes or Klaus), numerous people; Marcus Fleming (1911–1976), British economist; Mary Fleming (f. 1550s), lady-in-waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots
Vlaams Blok was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement and its track record in the Flemish and Belgian parliament elections was strong, making it one of the most successful nationalist parties in Western Europe and it ultimately surpassed the People's Union in support. The party initially focused solely on the issues of ...
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Flemish strijdvlag as adopted by large parts of the Flemish Movement. The Flemish Movement or (Flemish nationalism) (Dutch: Vlaamse Beweging, pronounced [ˈvlaːmsə bəˈʋeːɣɪŋ]) is an umbrella term which encompasses various political groups in the Belgian region of Flanders and, less commonly, in French Flanders.
Although most Flemish political parties describe their demands as limited to seeking greater regional autonomy and decentralization of government (save for members of the Vlaams Belang party, [18] who called for a splitting of the country and claim of a national identity, culture and institutions, as well as claim Belgium is an "unnatural" and ...