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Belgium

13 periods and events, 57 BCE – 1993.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
57 BCE – 410	Roman Gallia Belgica罗马比利时高卢 Caesar conquers the Belgae, whom he called the bravest of the Gauls.	Colonial	Source
1384 – 1482	Burgundian Netherlands勃艮第尼德兰 Dukes of Burgundy unite the Low Countries; Bruges and Ghent flourish.	Dynasty or era	Source
1556 – 1714	Spanish Netherlands西属尼德兰 The Catholic south stays under Spain after the Dutch north breaks away.	Dynasty or era	Source
1714 – 1797	Austrian Netherlands奥属尼德兰 The southern Netherlands pass to the Austrian Habsburgs.	Dynasty or era	Source
1815	Battle of Waterloo滑铁卢战役 Napoleon's final defeat, fought near Brussels.	War	Source
1815 – 1830	United Kingdom of the Netherlands尼德兰联合王国 The Congress of Vienna joins Belgium to the Netherlands under a Dutch king.	Politics	Source
1830 – 1831	Belgian Revolution比利时革命 Belgium breaks from the Netherlands and crowns Leopold I.	Politics	Source
1885 – 1908	Congo Free State刚果自由邦 Leopold II's personal colony; forced rubber labour kills millions.	Colonial	Source
1908 – 1960	Belgian Congo比属刚果 After international outcry, the state takes over the Congo until independence.	Colonial	Source
1914 – 1918	German occupation in World War I一战德国占领 Germany's invasion of neutral Belgium brings Britain into the war.	War	Source
1940 – 1944	German occupation in World War II二战德国占领 Belgium is overrun in 18 days and occupied until liberation in 1944.	War	Source
1944	Benelux customs union比荷卢关税同盟 Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg agree a customs union, a model for the EEC.	Economy	Source
1993	Belgium becomes a federal state比利时成为联邦制国家 Decades of Flemish–Walloon tension end in a federal constitution.	Politics	Source

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