1879 ⟶ Belgian School War Erupts over Religious Education

1879–1884: Belgium is engulfed in a political crisis, dubbed...
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✊ Liège Revolution: Overthrow of the Prince-Bishopric

The Liège Revolution.⟶
Liège Revolution: Overthrow of the Prince-Bishopric (1789)
RevolutionEnlightenmentPolitical ReformFrench RevolutionAbsolutism
BelgiumBelgium

🇧🇪 Proclamation of the United States of Belgium

The United States of Belgium is proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.⟶
Proclamation of the United States of Belgium (1790)
RevolutionIndependencePolitical UpheavalConfederationFailed State
BelgiumBelgium

👑 Belgian Independence: Constitution Ratified and Leopold I Crowned

The Belgian constitution is ratified and Leopold I is crowned as first "King of the Belgians".⟶
Belgian Independence: Constitution Ratified and Leopold I Crowned (1831)
MonarchyConstitutionalismIndependenceNationalismPolitical HistoryEuropean History
BelgiumBelgium

🏫 Belgian School War Erupts over Religious Education

1879–1884: Belgium is engulfed in a political crisis, dubbed the First School War, over the role of religion in state education.⟶
Belgian School War Erupts over Religious Education (1879)
Political CrisisEducationReligionCatholicismSecularismChurch and StateLiberalismConflict
BelgiumBelgium

🗣️ Belgium Adopts Language Equality Law

The Coremans-de Vriendt law is passed in Belgium, creating legal equality for French and Dutch languages.⟶
Belgium Adopts Language Equality Law (1893)
EqualitySocial ReformConstitutional Law
BelgiumBelgium