2019 in Belgium

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Events of the year 2019 in Belgium.

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Sophie Wilmès, Belgium's first female head of government

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  2. 1 2 "Qui est Sophie Wilmès, la nouvelle Première ministre?". Le Vif/L'Express . 27 Oct 2019.
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  5. ↑ Kathleen Heylen (26 July 2019). "Zo uitzonderlijk was het gisteren: 41,8 graden in Begijnendijk" (in Dutch). VRT Nieuws.
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  13. ↑ "Willy Willy (59) overleden, doorgroefde gitarist van onder meer The Scabs". Vrtnws.be. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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  27. ↑ "Drug trafficker associated with infamous Belgian paedophile Dutroux dies at the age of 78". The Brussels Times. 23 October 2019.
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  34. ↑ André Smets, ex-bourgmestre de Herve, est décédé durant la nuit, sudinfo.be 30 Dec 2019
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