Provisional Government of Belgium
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The Provisional Government (Dutch: Voorlopig Bewind; French: Gouvernement provisoire) was formed as a revolutionary committee of notables during the Belgian Revolution on September 24 at the Brussels City Hall under the name of Administrative Commission.
On September 26, 1830, the Administrative Commission assumed the title of Provisional Government, and two days later on September 28, it set up a Central Committee. This Central Committee proclaimed the independence of the provinces of Belgium on October 4, 1830. Afterwards, the term Provisional Government was increasingly used to refer to the Central Committee. Apart from the Central Committee, there also were Special Committees for War, Internal Affairs, Finance, Justice, Public Safety and Diplomacy.
The Provisional Government exercised both the executive and the legislative power until November 10, 1830, when the National Congress met for the first time. On November 12, it formally returned its powers to the National Congress, which subsequently decided to entrust the executive power to the Provisional Government. It was dissolved on February 25, 1830 after Baron Surlet de Chokier had been appointed Regent by the National Congress.
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