Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was a battle between Napolean Bonaparte from France and the Anglo-allied (led by the Duke of Wellington from Britain) and Prussian Armies. The battle took place during a rainy June in 1815. The rain was a key element that caused Naplean to lose. Read more to find why.
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The Belgian Congo
From 1885 to 1908, under the leadership of King Leopold II, Belgium began an exporation of the Congo Basin in Africa. In 1908 King Leopold II convinced Belgium to colonized the area. The Congo was a colony of Belgium from 1908 to 1950.
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Belgium holds record for longest period with a government.
Belgium went without an elected goverment for 589 days from 13Jun2010 to 06Dec2011. This is believed to be the longest peorid a country has gone without an elected goverment.
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