Provisional Government of Belgium
Belgium | |||||||||
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| 1830–1831 | |||||||||
Belgium before the Treaty of London (1839). | |||||||||
| Capital | Brussels | ||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||
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• 1830–1831 | Charles Rogier | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Congress | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late modern period | ||||||||
| 27 September 1830 | |||||||||
| 25 February 1831 | |||||||||
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The Provisional Government (Dutch: Voorlopig Bewind; French: Gouvernement provisoire) was the first iteration of the Belgian state, formed in the midst of the Belgian Revolution. After Dutch forces were expelled from Brussels on 27 September 1830, the recently created Revolutionary Committee transformed into the Provisional Government. The independence of Belgium as a state was officially declared on 4 October.
On 7 February 1831, the Constitution of Belgium was proclaimed and Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier was declared regent. With Belgium now under a constitutional monarchy, the Provisional Government was dissolved.