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Belgian Revolution
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The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in which the southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands broke away to form their own independent country, the Kingdom of Belgium. It matters because it resulted in the creation of Belgium as a separate nation and reshaped the political map of Europe in the early 19th century.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- revolution
- Part of
- Revolutions of 1830
- Location
- Southern Netherlands
- Image
- Gustave Wappers - Episode of the September Days 1830, on the Grand Place of Brussels - Google Art Project.jpg
- Significant event
- La muette de Portici
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- Commons category
- Belgian Revolution
- topic's main category
- Category:Belgian Revolution
- start time
- 1830-08-25
- end time
- 1831-07-21
- point in time
- 1831-07-21
- end cause
- Treaty of London
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Belligerents
Belgian rebels France (from 1831)
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