La Déclaration d'Indépendance de la Belgique (4 octobre 1830)

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

In: Reading B2, Politics, History & Economics, Listening or Seeing B2

Discussion of this reading exercise: 26

Did you know that October 4 is Belgium's Independence Day? Learn the significance of this date and more in the bilingual article below.

After listening to the audio, click any word for the English translation and links to related grammar lessons.

Note: Some of the tenses in this French text and its English translation don't match! In French, we use the present tense to describe historical events like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the past tense - learn more about historical French tenses.

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