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1951 in Belgium
The following events happened during
1951 in the
Kingdom of Belgium
.
Incumbents
*
Leopold III
, with
Prince Baudouin
as regent
*
Baudouin
Events
9 to
10 January
– Eisenhower in Belgium.
31 January
– Belgian contingent of the
United Nations Command
for the
Korean War
disembark at
Busan
.
18 April
–
Treaty of Paris
signed, establishing the
European Coal and Steel Community
with Belgium as a member.
16 July
–
Royal Question
culminates with the
formal
abdication of
King Leopold III
17 July
–
Baudouin of Belgium
sworn in
as
king
.
14 October
–
Relics
of Saint
Albert of Leuven
installed
in
Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
5 December
– Migration Conference in Brussels adopts the resolution establishing
Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe
.
Art and architecture
;Sculpture
Mari Andriessen
,
Bomb Victim