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  2. Danish overseas colonies - Wikipedia

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    Danish overseas colonies and Dano-Norwegian colonies (Danish: De danske kolonier) were the colonies that Denmark–Norway (Denmark after 1814) possessed from 1537 until 1953. At its apex, the colonies spanned four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

  3. Belgian colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    Roughly 98% of Belgium's overseas territory was just one colony (about 76 times larger than Belgium itself) – known as the Belgian Congo. The colony was founded in 1908 following the transfer of sovereignty from the Congo Free State, which was the personal property of Belgium's king, Leopold II. The violence used by Free State officials ...

  4. History of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Morris introduced the term in 1964 when he started a series about the history of comics in Spirou. Belgium's comic-strip culture has been called by Time magazine "Europe's richest", while the Calgary Sun calls Belgium "the home of the comic strip". Belgium has several museums dedicated to comic books, comic book heroes and their authors.

  5. History of Denmark - Wikipedia

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    After the eventual cession of Norway in 1814, Denmark retained control of the old Norwegian colonies of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. During the 20th century, Iceland gained independence, Greenland and the Faroes became integral parts of the Kingdom of Denmark and North Schleswig reunited with Denmark in 1920 after a referendum.

  6. Timeline of Belgian history - Wikipedia

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    Labour Treaty signed at The Hague establishing free movement of labour between Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, to come into force 1 November 1960. [169] 8 August: Mining accident of Marcinelle claims 262 lives, including 136 Italian foreign workers: 1957: 25 March: Belgium a signatory to the Treaty of Rome establishing the European ...

  7. Danish Empire - Wikipedia

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    The term Danish Empire may refer to: . The North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great (1016–1035); The Danish colonial empire in North America, the West Indies, the Gold Coast and India

  8. Congo Free State - Wikipedia

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    Belgium was the obvious European candidate to annex the Congo Free State. For two years, it debated the question and held new elections on the issue. Yielding to international pressure, the parliament of Belgium annexed the Congo Free State and took over its administration on 15 November 1908, as the colony of the Belgian Congo .

  9. Danish West Indies - Wikipedia

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    Caribbean colonies, in turn, exported sugar, rum and molasses to Denmark. The economy of the Danish West Indies depended on slavery. After a rebellion, slavery was officially abolished in 1848, leading to the near economic collapse of the plantations. In 1852, the Danish parliament first debated the sale of the increasingly unprofitable colony.