The Opera riot

Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels

August 25,1830

Daniel Auber's La Muette de Portici (The Mute Girl of Portici), a sentimental and patriotic opera

At thebeginning, themovementwasmostlyto revive Flemishliterarylanguage. Furtheron, themovementputforthpoliticaldemandsthatseparatedFlemish and Walloon.

Alliance withCatholic'sPeoplePartymadestrongerthemovement.

• Theflemishlanguagebecamethesecondofficiallanguagein the country(1898)

• Flemisharmy and militaryacademywereinstituted. Thisconsequencesremaineduntilthemid 20th century, becausethepoliticalcontrol shiftedtotheflemings.

17 August 1800–27 May 1885 Journalistic campaigns against Dutch

rule in Belgium. In 1824 he founded the journal Mathieu

Laensberg (afterwards Le Politique On the outbreak at Brussels in August

1830, Rogier went there with a militia of about 300 citizens of Liège.

In Brussels he gained recognition as one of the most active among the patriot leaders.

He became Prime Minister of Belgium on two separate occasions: from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1857 to 1868.

Charles LatourRogier

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