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It was because he "ate up his rivals" (again, not literally). He won the Tour de France five times and was named Sports Person Of The Century in a Belgian poll in 2000. In 1996 King Albert II made him a baron. Jacky Ickx – another trickily spelt name, this... Full Article at The Independent
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Leterme, left, was sworn in as the Prime Ministerof Belgium in the presence of King Albert II in Brussels on Wednesday. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme was named Belgium's prime minister on Wednesday to guide the country through... Full Article at The New York Times
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Belgian King Albert II (R) talks with firefighters as he visits the area where a house collapsed in Liege January 27, 2010. An apartment block in the Belgian city of Liege collapsed on Wednesday, trapping two people under the rubble, emergency services said... View Photo »
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Mr Leterme, a Flemish Christian Democrat who is currently foreign minister, was named prime minister by King Albert II after the sudden departure of Herman Van Rompuy last week to become the first European Union president. The 49-year-old Mr Leterme failed,... Full Article at The Courier Mail
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Leterme, a Flemish Christian Democrat who is currently foreign minister, was named by King Albert II after the sudden departure of Herman Van Rompuy last week to become the first European Union president. The 49-year-old Leterme has already failed twice to... Full Article at France 24
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He also confirmed that Leterme, currently the country's foreign minister, would return to the top job for his "second chance". The smooth transition is especially important in Belgium where tensions between the main Dutch- and French-speaking communities,... Full Article at Expatica
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Belgium's King Albert II, right, talks with firemen as he visits the scene were a five-story apartment building collapsed in Liege, Belgium, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. An apartment building collapsed following an explosion early Wednesday that injured at... View Photo »
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"I am quite happy that I sense a consensus on the name of Yves Leterme as prime minister to succeed Herman Van Rompuy," said Marianne Thyssen, president of the Flemish Christian Democrat party, one of the Flemish parties in the coalition government. Others... Full Article at Expatica
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King Albert II tapped up Martens on Friday to help find the next PM without causing the kind of political crises which had beset Belgium before Van Rompuy took the reins of a coalition government less than a year ago. That became necessary after EU leaders... Full Article at France 24
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Belgian King Albert II (R) talks with firefighters as he visits the area where a house collapsed in Liege January 27, 2010. An apartment block in the Belgian city of Liege collapsed on Wednesday, trapping two people under the rubble, emergency services said.
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Belgian King Albert II (R) visits with Regional Governor Michel Foret (L) the area where a house collapsed in Liege January 27, 2010. An apartment block in the Belgian city of Liege collapsed on Wednesday, trapping two people under the rubble, emergency services said.
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Belgian King Albert II (C) visits with Interior Minister Annemie Turtelboom (L) and Regional Governor Michel Foret (2nd L), the area where a house collapsed in Liege January 27, 2010. An apartment block in the Belgian city of Liege collapsed on Wednesday, trapping two people under the rubble,...
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Belgium's King Albert II delivers his traditional Christmas speech at the Royal Palace in Brussels December 21, 2009, in this picture released by the Royal Palace on December 24, 2009. Picture taken December 21, 2009.
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Belgium's King Albert II addresses the nation during his traditional Christmas speech on television' at the Royal Castle in Laeken, Belgium, Thursday Dec. 24, 2009.
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King Albert II of Belgium, right, is seen with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa prior to their meeting at the Royal Castle of Laeken, outside Brussels, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009.
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Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, second right, meets King Albert II, right, at the Royal Palace in Laeken near Brussels to present his resignation, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Van Rompuy resigned after being elected as the first EU President of the Council and will be replaced by...
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Queen Paola (L) and King Albert II of Belgium (C) congratulate cartoonist Philippe Geluck (R), father of 'Le Chat' (The Cat) and his wife Dany on November 16, 2009, during a meeting with Belgians who received a title in 2008, at the Royal Castle in Laeken (Laken), in Brussels.
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Queen Paola (L) and King Albert II of Belgium (C) congratulate former athletics champion Tia Hellebaut, holding her daughter Lotte, on November 16, 2009, during a meeting with Belgians who received a title in 2008, at the Royal Castle in Laeken (Laken), in Brussels.
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Queen Paola (L) and King Albert II of Belgium (C) congratulate former athletics champion Kim Gevaert, holding her son Vince,on November 16, 2009, during a meeting with Belgians who received a title in 2008, at the Royal Castle in Laeken (Laken), in Brussels.
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Belgium's King Albert II salutes during the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 91st anniversary of the end of World War One in Brussels November 11, 2009.
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Belgium's King Albert II (L) shakes hands with a former fighter during the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 91st anniversary of the end of World War One in Brussels November 11, 2009.
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Belgium's King Albert II (C) and Queen Paola attend a canonisation mass of Belgian missionary Father Damien at the Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican, October 11, 2009. Father Damien, who died in 1889, devoted his life by helping lepers on a remote Hawaiian island.
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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - OCTOBER 11: King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium attend a canonisation ceremony held by Pope Benedict XVI at St Peter's Basilica on October 11, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican.
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Pope Benedict XVI greets Belgium's King Albert II (R) after a solemn mass for the canonization of Zygmunt Szczesny Felinski, Francisco Coll Y Guitart, Jozef Damiiaan De Veuster, Rafael Arnaiz Baron, Marie De La Croix (Jeanne) Jugan in the Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican October 11,...
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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - OCTOBER 10: King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium leave the Vatican at the end of their meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on October 10, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican.
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