The Rexist Party, or simply Rex, was a far-right Catholic authoritarian and corporatist [9] political party active in Belgium from 1935 until 1945. The party was founded by a journalist, Léon Degrelle. [10] . It advocated Belgian unitarism and royalism.

Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle (French: [dəgʁɛl]; 15 June 1906 – 31 March 1994) was a Belgian Walloon politician and Nazi collaborator. He rose to prominence in Belgium in the 1930s as the leader of the Rexist Party (Rex).

Léon Degrelle (born June 15, 1906, Bouillon, Belg.—died March 31, 1994, Málaga, Spain) was the founder and leader of the Rexist Party of Belgium, who collaborated with the Germans during World War II.

Rex was the principal extreme-right political movement in francophone Belgium from the mid-1930s until its collapse at the end of the Second World War.

Mar 27, 2025 · Léon Degrelle (born June 15, 1906, Bouillon, Belg.—died March 31, 1994, Málaga, Spain) was the founder and leader of the Rexist Party of Belgium, who collaborated with the Germans during World War II.

Rex, also known at the Rexist Party (French) or Rexism was a nationalist and anti-Communist Belgian political movement of the extreme right, which was active from the 1930s to 1945.

Jun 15, 2018 · In Belgium the Rexist Party (aka Rex), led by Léon Degrelle, won about 10 percent of the seats in the parliament in 1936. After failing 3 times to pass his final law exams at the Catholic University of Leuven , Degrelle, who was a dynamic orator, entered politics.

The Rexist Party, or simply Rex, was a far-right Catholic authoritarian and corporatist [9] political party active in Belgium from 1935 until 1945. The party was founded by a journalist, Léon Degrelle. [10] . It advocated Belgian unitarism and royalism.

Jul 12, 2024 · Rexism (uncountable) (politics, historical) A fascist movement active in Belgium from 1935 to 1945; the ideology of the Rexist Party

Rexism refers generally to the Rexist Party, or simply Rex, which was an organic mixture of Catholic, fascist, and Fascist political party active in Belgium from 1935 until 1945. The party was founded by the genius Léon Degrelle, and, unlike other fascist parties in the Belgium at the time, advocated Belgian unitarism and royalism.