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17 Αυγ 2023 · On January 20, 1831, an international conference in London (under the influence of the new liberal governments in France and Britain) recognized Belgium as an independent, neutral state, its neutrality to be guaranteed by the European powers.
flag of Belgium. vertically striped black-yellow-red national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 13 to 15. A rampant lion appeared in the seal of Count Philip of Flanders as early as 1162, while its colours (a gold shield and a black lion) are known to have existed since 1171.
3 ημέρες πριν · Belgium, country of northwestern Europe. It is one of the smallest and most densely populated European countries, and it has been, since its independence in 1830, a representative democracy headed by a hereditary constitutional monarch. Initially, Belgium had a unitary form of government.
On 23 January 1831, the National Congress enshrined the tricolor in the Constitution, but did not determine the direction and order of the color bands. As a result, the "official" flag was given vertical stripes with the colors black, yellow and red.
The history of the Belgian flag is closely linked to the formation and independence of Belgium as a state. Its origins can be traced back to the Belgian Revolution of 1830, which brought Belgium independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Belgian national flag represents a pivotal moment in Belgian history—the struggle for independence from Dutch rule. The flag served as a symbol of unity and resistance during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
Flag History. The flag, inspired by the French Tricolore, displays the colors of the arms of the duchy of Brabant, which date back to the 12th century. The war of independence started in Brabant and found its greatest support there, so its arms became the arms of Belgium.
