EP92 - The Agusta and Dassault scandals

EP92 - The Agusta and Dassault scandals

Author: Manuel Van den Eynde August 6, 2019 Duration: 53:54
Random History of Belgium
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The Random history of Belgium EP.92 continues the path with a deeper dive into the scandals that were uncovered during the A.Cools murder investigation. We'll look at the who, what and how of these scandals. We take a look at an embarrassing moment in socialist party history as well, and at the implications of these cases for Belgian politics in general.


This history podcast tells the story of Belgium's history, in a non-chronological order. Every two weeks, we'll cover Belgian history and take the bits and pieces we like, to entertain and inform the listeners. Our place on the web: rhob.be
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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Duration: 44:05
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Duration: 50:42
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Duration: 45:01
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Duration: 36:43
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Duration: 35:56
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