King Baudouin died 25 years ago: "He was very loved because very human"



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Corentin Di Prima

25 years ago, on July 31, 1993, King Baudouin disappeared. Back on an episode that marked the Belgians with the historian Vincent Dujardin, professor of contemporary history (UCL) and specialist of the monarchy

C as today, it was very hot, in this 31 July 1993. But a news came to throw a cold on the kingdom: aged just 62, King Baudouin had died from a cardiac arrest in his summer residence in Motril, Spain. The historian Vincent Dujardin, professor of contemporary history (UCL) and specialist of the Belgian monarchy, returns to this episode


On July 31, 1993, in the heart of the summer, the Belgians learn about the death of King Baudouin. The shock is important. Can you put the context of this announcement?
                    
                

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