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During which war did Hubert Pierlot serve as the Prime Minister in exile?

  • World War I

  • World War II

  • Korean War

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Hubert Pierlot was the Prime Minister of Belgium during World War II. Pierlot served in this role from May 1939 until August 1940, when the Belgian government was forced to flee to London following the German invasion of Belgium. Pierlot remained in London as the head of the Belgian government in exile for the duration of the war. He returned to Belgium after the war ended in 1945.
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