Event anniversary

Treaty of Brussels

Took place on March 17, 1948

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The 79th anniversary falls on March 17, 2027, in 144 days.

The Treaty of Brussels, also referred to as the Brussels Pact, was the founding treaty of the Western Union (WU) between 1948 and 1954, when it was amended as the Modified Brussels Treaty (MTB) and served as the founding treaty of the Western European Union (WEU) until its termination in 2010.

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François de La Rochefoucauld

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