Belgium (1918–40)

Kingdom of Belgium Royaume de Belgique  (French) Koninkrijk van België  (Dutch) Königreich Belgien  (German)
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Flag Coat of arms
Motto "Eendracht maakt macht"  (Dutch) "L'union fait la force"  (French) "Einigkeit macht stark"  (German) "Strength through Unity"
Anthem Brabançonne
Belgium and its colonial empire during the interwar period. Black: Kingdom of Belgium Dark red: Belgian Congo Red: Ruanda-Urundi
Capital		Brussels
Languages		French · Dutch · German
Government		Constitutional monarchy
King
-	1918 (de facto) – 1934	Albert I
-	1934–1940 (exiled)	Leopold III
Prime Minister
-	1918–1920 (first)	Léon Delacroix
-	1939–1940 (exiled)	Hubert Pierlot
Legislature		Federal Parliament
-	Upper house	Senate
-	Lower house	Chamber of Representatives
Historical era		Interwar period
-	Armistice	11 November 1918
-	Occupation by Nazi Germany	1940
Currency		Belgian franc
Today part of		Belgium  DR Congo  Burundi  Rwanda

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History of Belgium
Prehistory
Ancient Belgae & Treverii ~51 BC Roman rule 51 BC-c.500 AD
Early Middle Ages Franks   Merovingians 481–751 Carolingians 751–987 Prince-Bishopric of Liège 980-1789
Middle Ages Burgundian rule 1384-1482 Habsburg rule 1482-1556
Early Modern Spanish rule 1556-1714 Austrian rule 1714-93  • Brabant Revolution 1789-90  • Liège Revolution 1789-92 French rule 1793-1815
19th Century Dutch rule 1815-30 Belgian Revolution 1830-1 Reign of Leopold I 1831-65 Reign of Leopold II 1865-1909  • School War 1879-84  • Congo Free State 1885-1908
20th Century Reign of Albert I 1909-1934 Belgian Congo 1908-1960 World War I 1914-18  • German occupation 1914-18 Ruanda-Urundi 1922-62 Reign of Leopold III 1934-1951 World War II 1940-1945  • Invasion 1940  • German occupation 1940-44 Royal Question 1944-1950 Reign of Baudouin 1951-1993 Reign of Albert I 1993-2013 Reign of Philippe 2013~
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Belgium during the interwar period refers to the period between the end of World War I in 1918 and the invasion and occupation of Belgium by Nazi Germany in World War II in 1940. Belgium's independence was restored in 1918 with the Armistice of 1918 and the withdrawal of German forces. Belgium received the territory of Eupen-Malmedy from Germany in the Treaty of Versailles and also received the colony of Ruanda-Urundi from the former German colonial empire.