1893 ⟶ Belgium Adopts Language Equality Law
The Coremans-de Vriendt law is passed in Belgium, creating l...
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✊ Liège Revolution: Overthrow of the Prince-Bishopric
🇧🇪 Proclamation of the United States of Belgium
The United States of Belgium is proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.⟶
RevolutionIndependencePolitical UpheavalConfederationFailed State
Belgium👑 Belgian Independence: Constitution Ratified and Leopold I Crowned
The Belgian constitution is ratified and Leopold I is crowned as first "King of the Belgians".⟶
MonarchyConstitutionalismIndependenceNationalismPolitical HistoryEuropean History
Belgium🏫 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.⟶
Political CrisisEducationReligionCatholicismSecularismChurch and StateLiberalismConflict
Belgium🗣️ Belgium Adopts Language Equality Law
The Coremans-de Vriendt law is passed in Belgium, creating legal equality for French and Dutch languages.⟶
EqualitySocial ReformConstitutional Law
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