A royal decree issued in 1910, two years after the Belgian government assumed authority for the administration of the Congo, prescribed the registration of all adult males by chiefdoms.

The Belgian government itself took over administration, commencing a program of paternalism unmatched in the history of colonialism.

The beneficiaries of this administration were a number of huge cartels in which both individuals and the Belgian government itself held stock.

The Belgian Congo was granted its independence with what seemed a workable Western-style form of government: there were to be a president and a premier, and a bicameral legislature elected by universal suffrage in the provinces.

The Belgian government decided to act, and on July 10 dispatched paratroops to the Congo.

* Official site of the Belgian federal government

In 1960, the country was in a very unstable state — regional tribal leaders held far more power than the central government — and with the departure of the Belgian administrators, there were almost no skilled bureaucrats left in the country.

European mercenaries, US, and Belgian troops were called in by the Congolese government to defeat the rebellion.

In 1908, under international pressure, Leopold ceded administration of the colony to the government of Belgium as the Belgian Congo.

* 1730-A Belgian Engineer, the Marquis of Verboom, Chief Engineer of the Spanish Royal Engineer Corps, who had taken part in the 1727 siege, arrived in San Roque commissioned by the Spanish government to design a line of fortifications across the isthmus.

Although the veracity of these allegations is disputed, the Belgian Ministry of Justice accused him of it, subsequently arresting him, and he was forced to flee back to France, where, with a new republican government in power, he believed that he would be safe.

In 1916, the German government seized Belgian industry and conscripted Belgian civilians for forced labor in the Ruhr.

The government of Luxembourg has ordered 1 Airbus A400M transport aircraft in cooperation with the Belgian Air Component and will be delivered in 2019.

With the help of a handful of local French administrators and officers, the British, and the Belgian government in exile Charles de Gaulle's Free French won over large parts of the French Empire.

Belgium: The total Includes 35, 000 killed or missing in action and died of wounds Official Belgian government figures for military losses in Europe were 26, 338 killed, died of wounds or accidents and 14, 029 died of disease or missing.

* September 7 – WWII: The Belgian government in exile returns to Brussels from London.

* February 11 – The Belgian government resigns.

* May 17 – Brussels falls to German forces ; the Belgian government flees to Ostend.

Leaders of the Belgian government on French territory declare Leopold deposed.

* The Brussels Parliament declares Belgian independence, in revolt against the Dutch government.

For 18 months from January 1, 1959 there was political uncertainty and African national feeling became more apparent with the effect that the Belgian government resolved on independence for the colony in June 1960.

As the German army invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, the Belgian government announced its neutrality on September 3.

The Belgian king surrendered on May 28, contrary to the advice of the Belgian government, having decided the Allied cause was lost.

The last Belgian troops left the country by 23 July, as United Nations forces continued to deploy throughout the Congo.

Several air forces continued to use biplanes for primary training up till WWII and even beyond: the de Havilland Tiger Moth in the Royal Air Force, Stampe SV. 4 in French and Belgian Air Forces, and the Boeing Stearman in the USAF.

The Kayibanda government also continued the Belgian colonial government's policy of requiring ethnic identity cards, and it discouraged " mixed " marriages.

After a hastened decolonization process of the Belgian Congo, Belgium continued to control, through the Société Générale de Belgique, an estimate of 70 % of the Congolese economy following the decolonization process.

Belgium broke away from the Netherlands in 1830 following the Belgian Revolution, and Namur continued to be a major garrison town under the new government.

Namur continued to host the Belgian Army's paratroopers until their departure in 1977.

" Favoring continued ties with Belgium, Tshombe asked the Belgian government to send military officers to recruit and train a Katangese army.

The Brigade arrived at the French / Belgian border on 3 September after an overnight journey and continued to Rongy in Brussels the following day, just after the British.

These attacks continued until the Belgian Braseur arrived and began to " pacify " the region, which the European powers had agreed belonged to Belgium.

The race continued north until the opposing forces reached Ypres, a city inside the Belgian border.

The Napoleonic Wars were still fresh in the memories of Europeans, so when the French, under the recently installed July Monarchy, supported Belgian independence, the other powers unsurprisingly supported the continued union of the Provinces of the Netherlands.

Chinese forces following the initial patrol either attacked the Belgian positions on Hill 194 or continued their advance towards the bridges.

Most other parties have continued the cordon sanitaire which was originally agreed on against the former party, effectively blocking the Vlaams Belang from any executive power, and attempts on cutting public subsidies specifically for the party were made through the Belgian draining law.

Capelli also continued with BMW touring cars for the Schnitzer team, as the March budget was tight ( so tight in fact that they raced at the Belgian Grand Prix with a detuned 3. 3 litre sports car engine rather than the full 3. 5l Formula One unit ), and the Schnitzer team had works status with BMW, allowing him to be on the German company's payroll.

Ertl continued with Hesketh for some European races, finishing 9th at the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix.

He continued to drive in occasional races over the next six years, with his best finish being fourth place at the 1953 Belgian Grand Prix.

They continued the work of the Belgian linguist Maurits Gysseling, who got his inspiration from the Belgian archeologist Siegfried De Laet.

Formal parliamentary investigations were called for by members of the Belgian Socialist Party, but despite their work, the practise of forced labour continued until independence in 1960.

Hartstein ’ s work at the Belgian Grand Prix continued until 1997 when the FIA, realising the need for an anaesthetist to assist Watkins, recruited him.

Zamalek started out and continued through World War I under the presidency of Merzbach, and its Belgian secretaries ( first Shoduan, then Bochu ).

In 1999 he continued to run the team without driving, instead opting to drive for Peugeot in the Belgian Pro Car Series.

In 1869, De Braekeleer signed a contract with the Belgian art dealer, Gustave Coûteaux, a relationship that continued until 1876.

The project was then continued by a Belgian Joint Venture Company, International Port Engineering and Management ( IPEM ) and Dredging International ( DI ) costing an estimated USD 21 million.