1830: the Belgian declaration of independence
On 4 October 1830 the Provisional Government issued a declaration of Independence. Declaration of independence After Dutch forces were expelled from Brussels on 27 September 1830, the recently-created Revolutionary Committee transformed into the Provisional Government. Source picture: Wikipedia There were only a few members of the Provisional Government: * Charles Rogier * Emmanuel, Baron van der Linden d'Hooghvorst * Félix, Count de Mérode * Alexandre Gendebien * Sylvain Van de Weyer * André-Edouard Jolly * Feuillen, Baron de Coppin de Falaën * Joseph Van der Linden * Louis de Potter * Jean Nicolay And so, the independence of Belgium as a state was officially declared on 4 October. The Congress Column is a monumental column in Brussels, Belgium, commemorating the creation of the Belgian Constitution by the National Congress of 1830–31. own pictures taken in 2023 Afterwards In November 1830, the National Congre...