• Events from the year 1950 in Belgium Monarch: Leopold III Prince Charles as regent (to July 20) Prince Baudouin as regent (from August 11) Prime Minister:...
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    The 1950 Belgian Grand Prix, formally titled the Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique, was a Formula One motor race held on 18 June 1950 at Spa-Francorchamps...
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    King Leopold III's return to Belgium, and restoration of his powers and duties as monarch was held in Belgium on 12 March 1950. The proposal was approved...
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    with the loss of 80 lives. March 13 – Royal Question: Belgian monarchy referendum, 1950In Belgium, the referendum over the monarchy shows 57.7% support...
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  • happened during 1950 in the Belgian Congo. Governor-general – Eugène Jungers Belgian Congo History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Belgian Congo ......
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    Koningskwestie) was a major political crisis in Belgium that lasted from 1945 to 1951, coming to a head between March and August 1950. The question at stake surrounded...
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    elections were held in Belgium on 4 June 1950. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 108 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives...
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    Belgium had a population of 11,190,846 people on 1 January 2015 as compared to the 10,839,905 people on 1 January 2010, an increase of 601,000 in comparison...
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    returning to Belgium, where his brother Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, had been declared regent. Leopold's eventual return to his homeland in 1950 nearly...
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    1950 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second race of the 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2 July 1950 at...
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  • Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1950–51 season. Anderlecht Daring Club R.R.C. Bruxelles Antwerp Beerschot Berchem Beringen Club Brugge Charleroi...
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  • The Belgium national football team has officially represented Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under...
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    Netherlands during the Belgian Revolution of 1830. Under the Belgian Constitution, the Belgian monarch is styled "King of the Belgians" (French: Roi des Belges...
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    Korea) was a Belgium–Luxembourg military force sent to assist South Korea during the Korean War. A battalion-sized unit, it arrived in Korea in 1951 and remained...
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  • The year 1950 in film involved some significant events. The top ten 1950 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: January 13...
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  • The 1950–51 season was the 48th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 4th and 3rd consecutive Premier Division title...
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    the top and a black anchor at the bottom. It was created in 1950, shortly after the Belgian Navy was re-established, having been a section of the British...
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    After 18 days of fighting in which Belgian forces were pushed back into a small pocket in the north-west of the country, the Belgian military surrendered to...
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  • been in decline in Belgium. The number of national daily newspapers in the country was 50 in 1950, whereas it was 30 in 1965. The number became 33 in 1980...
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    III of Belgium to German forces drove a wedge between the King and his people. The King's attempt to return led to a constitutional crisis in 1950, which...
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  • State sergeant Kamiel De Bruyne (born 1992), Belgian television producer Kris De Bruyne (1950–2021), Belgian singer Mattheus de Bruyne [nl] (1895–1973)...
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    Palestine in 1947 and recognized the State of Israel on January 15, 1950. Belgium has an embassy in Tel Aviv, and Israel has an embassy in Brussels. In February...
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    Baudouin on 11 August 1950, and finally to abdicate in favour of Baudouin, who took the oath of office as King of the Belgians on 17 July 1951. On 15...
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    majority voted in March 1950 for Leopold's return to Belgium as king, his return in July 1950 was greeted with widespread protests in Wallonia and a general...
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  • Basketball Belgium. Belgium's first appearance in a major international tournament came at EuroBasket 1950. The team has participated in the European...
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    returned to Belgium on 22 July 1950. In 1958, Albert went to the Vatican to witness the coronation of Pope John XXIII. At a reception at the Belgian Embassy...
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    Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary and popular monarchy. The monarch is titled King (or Queen) of the Belgians (Dutch: Koning(in) der Belgen, French:...
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  • men's high jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 and 27 August 1950. 27 August 25 August...
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  • place in Belgium. Although the Indianapolis 500, which ran to different regulations, was included in the World Championship each year from 1950 to 1960...
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  • France, New Zealand, Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia and Colombia provided combat troops for South Korea...
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