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King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium.

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Leopold III of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951

Leopold III was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasion in May 1940, he surrendered his country, earning him much hostility, both…
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Baudouin of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993

Baudouin was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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