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Vor 5 Tagen · On 12 March 1950, two months before Schuman’s call, a national referendum is organized — the only one that ever took place in the country’s history — about the return to Belgium of king Leopold III, still in exile because of his ambiguous attitude towards Germany during World War II.
Vor 3 Tagen · On this day, 18 November 1889, King Leopold II organised an anti-slavery conference in Brussels. Rather than being a key moment for abolitionism in Europe, it helped secure the 'Scramble for Africa'. Throughout the 19th century, the anti-slave trade movement was in full swing in Europe.
Vor 2 Tagen · Albert II (born June 6, 1934, Brussels, Belgium) was the king of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013. The second son of King Leopold III, Albert was educated at home and in Geneva and Brussels and entered the Belgian navy in 1953. From 1962 until his ascent, he served as honorary chairman of the Belgian Office of Foreign Trade, leading ...
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Vor einem Tag · Belgium Equestrian statue of Leopold II of Belgium, the Sovereign of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908, Regent Place in Brussels, Belgium. Belgium controlled several territories and concessions during the colonial era, principally the Belgian Congo (modern DRC) from 1908 to 1960 and Ruanda-Urundi (modern Rwanda and Burundi) from 1922 to 1962.
Vor einem Tag · Et pourtant, Léopold III a failli entraîner la monarchie belge dans l’abîme pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. 25 mai 1940. Le petit matin se lève sur le château de Wynendaele. Quatre ministres demandent à voir Léopold III qui s’est retiré dans cette forteresse médiévale de Flandre-Occidentale. Ils supplient le roi de quitter le ...
Vor einem Tag · In Brussel kiest het Nationaal Congres Leopold van Saksen-Coburg en Gotha, tot ‘koning der Belgen’. Geen simpele aangelegenheid, want Frankrijk ligt op de loer om ‘België’ opnieuw te annexeren. Wij waren immers Franse onderdanen van 1795 tot 1815. De eerste koning die door het haast volledig uit Franstaligen samengestelde Congres wordt ...
Vor 20 Stunden · CIVA, Rue de l’Hermitage 55, 1050 Brussels. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 to 18.00. There are also special activities planned for Congo Independence Day, Sunday June 30. Belgium justified its control over Congo by claiming that the African people benefitted from its intervention, and grand architecture was a key tool of this propaganda effort.
