Belgium’s colonial-era King Leopold faces reckoning as anti-racism protests grow A statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II is smeared with paint and graffiti in the center of Brussels.

Give us a history lesson on what you understand he did. PRINCESS ESMÉRALDA OF BELGIUM: Well, obviously, because I am part of this family, I feel the responsibility to talk.

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1830: Belgium revolts against Holland and declares its independence. 1831: A constitution is voted and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha becomes the first king of the Belgians.

Belgium is promoting its centuries of beer-making and 430 breweries with a new visitor centre in Brussels that recounts the history of Belgian production and aims to show what is unique about the ...

CHIEVRES, Belgium – If you were not interested in history classes as a student, or if you think history is boring and irrelevant, your assignment to the U.S. Army Garrison Benelux community ...