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2008 in Belgium

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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Kingdom of Belgium.

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Incumbents

  • Monarch: Albert II
  • Prime Minister:
  • until 20 March: Guy Verhofstadt
  • 20 March-30 December: Yves Leterme
  • starting 30 December: Herman Van Rompuy

    • March

  • March 2 - Bruno Valkeniers is chosen as party chairman of political party Vlaams Belang with 94,6% of the vote.
  • March 20 - After negotiating for 9 months Belgium gets a new government.

    • April

  • April 12 - Standard Liège beat Anderlecht 2-0 at home and win the First Division.

    • May

  • May 8 - Club Brugge player François Sterchele dies in a car crash.

    • September

  • September 22 - Political parties CD&V and N-VA end their collaboration. Geert Bourgeois resigns from the Flemish government.

    • October

  • October 5 - Rik Ceulemans is the first Belgian to win the Marathon of Brussels in 2:19.29.

    • December

  • December 28 - During a Taizé Community meeting in Brussels, 40.000 youths from across Europe come together to profess their faith.
  • December 30 - The Leterme I Government steps down.

    • Births

  • April 28 – Princess Eléonore of Belgium, second daughter and fourth child of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

    • References

    2008 in Belgium Wikipedia
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