After the Liberation in 1944, "Wallonie Libre" became a political movement. It organised the Walloon National Congress, held on 20-1 October 1945. After a period of dormancy, it was revived during the resurgence of the Walloon Movement in 1960. It organised the so-called "Combat Wallon" (Walloon Combat), leading to the 1980 Congress where the movement began to call for complete Walloon independence. In 2005, Jacques Rogissart, the then-leader of "Wallonie Libre" decided to join the Rassemblement Wallonie-France ("Wallonia-France Rally"), led by Paul-Henry Gendebien. He created a counter-organization called Nouvelle Wallonie Libre ("New Free Wallonia"). He was replaced by Jacques Dupont.