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| 1950, March 12 |
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| A popular referendum voted 57.7 percent in favor of King Leopold's return. | 1 |
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| June 4 |
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| General elections gave the Catholics an absolute majority, thus upholding the verdict of the referendum. | 2 |
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| June 8 |
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| The first all-Catholic government in 30 years was formed by Jean Duvieusart. | 3 |
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| July 22 |
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| KING LEOPOLD RETURNED after years of exile and was greeted by violent protests from the Left, notably the Socialists. To avoid violence, Leopold decided to abdicate when his son, Prince Baudouin, came of age in September 1951. | 4 |
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| Aug. 11 |
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| Prince Baudouin was invested with the royal powers as prince royal. | 5 |
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| Aug. 18 |
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| Julien Lahaut, head of the Communist Party, was assassinated. | 6 |
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