King Baudouin of Belgium Is Dead at 62

The Washington Post | August 1, 1993 | Copyright

King Baudouin of Belgium, who helped hold together a country sharply divided between speakers of French and Flemish during his 42- year reign, died here today at age 62.

The Belgian news agency Belga quoted Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene as saying the king died about 9:30 p.m. of cardiac arrest at this Mediterranean resort, where the king and Queen Fabiola had been vacationing since July 22. He had been in ill health in recent years and underwent heart surgery last year.

Baudouin's reign began dramatically when he took over the throne from his disgraced father, Leopold III, who became ...

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