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This is a timeline of Belgian history, including important legal and territorial changes and political events in Belgium and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Belgium .
The Belgian parliament long refused to take over the colony, which was considered a financial burden. In 1908, the Belgian parliament responded to the international pressure, annexing the Free State. After World War II, Belgium was criticized by the United Nations for making no progress on the political front. Despite propaganda campaigns ...
At first reluctant to accept, [21] he eventually took up the offer, and after an enthusiastic popular welcome on his way to Brussels, [22] Leopold I of Belgium took his oath as king on 21 July 1831. 21 July is generally used to mark the end of the revolution and the start of the Kingdom of Belgium. It is celebrated each year as Belgian National ...
Belgium's largest city and de jure capital. The allied liberation of this city allowed the Belgian government in exile to return to the country on 8 September. [7] [8] 3 September 1944 Ronse [9] 3 September 1944 Ath: 3 September 1944 La Louvière: 3 September 1944 Ronse: 3 September 1944 Aalst: 3 September 1944 Ninove [10] 3 September 1944 ...
The Liberation of Belgium from German occupation began on 2 September 1944 when Allied forces entered the province of Hainaut [1] and was completed on 4 February 1945 with the liberation of the village of Krewinkel. [2] The liberation came after four years of German-occupied rule.
The territory of Belgium varied little over the period. Belgium's border with the Netherlands was almost the same as that which had been created after the Dutch Revolt in the early 17th century, and its western border was almost the same as those of the 18th-century polities the Austrian Netherlands and Prince-Bishopric of Liège. [1]
After the Battle of Mons and the Battle of Charleroi, the bulk of the German armies in Belgium marched south into France, leaving small forces to garrison Brussels and the Belgian railways. The III Reserve Corps advanced to the fortified zone around Antwerp and a division of the IV Reserve Corps took over in Brussels.
1885: King Leopold of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, under his personal control. There is a role for the government of Belgium until the King's financial difficulties lead to a series of loans; it takes over in 1908. [48] Central and east Africa, 1898, during the Fashoda Incident. 1893: France makes Laos a protectorate. [49]