Victor Abens

Victor Abens (16 October 1912 – 14 January 1993) was a Luxembourgish politician.

Victor Abens
CBE
BornOctober 16, 1912
Vianden
DiedJanuary 14, 1993 (1993-01-15) (aged 80)
Liège
NationalityLuxembourgian

Background and World War Two

Victor Abens was a prominent member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.

He was a member of the Lëtzeburger Volleks Legio'n (LVL) resistance group, which fought against the German occupation during the Second World War. In November 1944, he led the successful defense of his hometown Vianden and Vianden Castle against assault by the Waffen SS.

Post-World War Two activities

After the war, he sat in the Chamber of Deputies from 1945, and was mayor of his hometown of Vianden from 1946, before resigning both offices in 1981. He represented the Chamber of Deputies in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Council of Europe from 1964 until 1979 (1964 –72 as a substitute).[1] He was elected to the European Parliament in 1979, in which he sat until 1989. He was Vice-President of the Socialist Group from 1984 until 1987.[2]

He died in Liège in 1993, at the age of 80. The street on which Vianden's town hall is located is named after him (Place Abens Victor).

Honours [3]
gollark: Well, that's unlikely.
gollark: I mean, I expect to live for a while, maybe we'll have some way to work around stupid stuff like "aging" before I would otherwise die.
gollark: OR IS IT?
gollark: I haven't ever died, so I don't care about the possibility of death.
gollark: "No bad thing happened yet, so surely it won't happen at all, right? RIGHT?"

References
  1. "M. Victor Abens". Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  2. "Victor Abens". European Parliament. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  3. "Victor Abens". European Parliament. Retrieved 2012-02-25.


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