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In the history of Belgium, the period from 1789 to 1914, dubbed the "long 19th century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, includes the end of Austrian rule and periods of French and Dutch rule over the region, leading to the creation of the first independent Belgian state in 1830. In the years leading up to 1789, the territory today known as ...
By the 1900s, Belgium was a major exporter of trams and other rail components, exporting vast quantities of railway materials. In South America, 3,800 kilometers of track were owned by Belgian firms, with a further 1,500 kilometers in China. [60]
e. The politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state, and the prime minister of Belgium is the head of government, in a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both ...
v. t. e. Full general elections were held in Belgium on 27 May 1900. [1] They were the first elections under a proportional system (using the D'Hondt method) instead of a majority system, [2] with Belgium becoming the first country to adopt proportional representation for parliamentary elections. Single member constituencies were replaced with ...
Belgian consulate in Damascus destroyed during anti-Christian pogroms. [142]: 577 18 July: Civic customs duties abolished. [146] 1861: 11 June: Partial legislative elections of 1861: 1863: 12 May: Dutch government agrees to perpetual abolition of tolls on the Scheldt river in return for a payment of 17 million guilders [147] 9 June
The Constitution of Belgium ( Dutch: Belgische Grondwet, French: Constitution belge, German: Verfassung Belgiens) dates back to 1831. Since then Belgium has been a parliamentary monarchy that applies the principles of ministerial responsibility for the government policy and the Trias Politica. The most recent major change to the constitution ...
The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo ( French: État indépendant du Congo ), was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by King Leopold II, the constitutional monarch of the Kingdom of Belgium. In legal terms, the two separate countries were in a ...
Colonization of the Congo began in the late 19th century. King Leopold II of Belgium, frustrated by his nation's lack of international power and prestige, tried to persuade the Belgian government to support colonial expansion around the then-largely unexplored Congo Basin. Their refusal led Leopold to create a state under his own personal rule.