2011 in Belgium
Events in the year 2011 in Belgium.
| |||||
| Decades: |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 2011 List of years in Belgium | ||||
Incumbents
- Monarch: Albert II[1]
- Prime Minister: Yves Leterme (until 6 December), Elio Di Rupo (starting 6 December)
Events
- January 18 - Quiz channels are removed from Flemish television after an exposé by TV programme Basta.
- February 2 - Didier Reynders appointed lead negotiator in ongoing attempts to form a governing coalition[2]
- February 26 - Flemish sitcom F.C. De Kampioenen stops after 21 seasons.
- May 17 - KRC Genk win the Belgian Pro League after a home draw against Standard Liège.
- June 1 - Belgium breaks the world record for length of time taken to form a government.
- July 4 – Jagers te Paard Battalion formed.
- August 18 - The 26th edition of music festival Pukkelpop is canceled after heavy weather leaves 5 people dead and 140 wounded.
- August 28 - Sebastian Vettel wins the Belgian Grand Prix.
- September 16 - Finals of the 2011 IAAF Diamond League held in Memorial Van Damme stadium, Brussels
- October 2 - Paul Kiprop of Kenya wins the Brussels Marathon in 2:14.51.
- October 4 - Together with France and Luxembourg, Belgium saves bank and insurance company Dexia
- December 6 - The leader of the Socialist Party, Elio Di Rupo, becomes Prime Minister of the newly formed Di Rupo I Government.
- December 12 - A Pakistani family is convicted and sentenced in the honor killing of Sadia Sheikh. The case has been called Belgium's first honor killing trial.
- December 13 - 2011 Liège attack: Nordine Amrani kills 5 people and injures 125 others in a shooting and grenade attack in Liège before killing himself.
Deaths
- November 13 - Bobsam Elejiko (30), Nigerian footballer[3]
See also
References
- "Albert II | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "New royal mediator picked for deadlocked Belgium". BBC News. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- "Nigerian player Bobsam Elejiko dies in Belgium". BBC News. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
| |
| |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.