2008 in Belgium

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

Incumbent

• Monarch: Albert II
• Prime Minister:

Events

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.

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