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Belga may refer to: * Belga (news agency), in Belgium * Belga (cigarette), a Belgian brand * SS ''Belga'', a Swedish merchant ship * Beau Belga (born 1986), Filipino basketball player * Belga, a mid-20th century Belgian gold currency worth five Belgian franc The Belgian franc ( nl, Belgische frank, french: Franc belge, german: Belgischer Franken) was the currency of the Kingdom of Belgium from 1832 until 2002 when the Euro was introduced. It was subdivided into 100 subunits, each known as a in Dutch ...

Belga (news Agency)
Belga is a Belgian news agency which was founded in 1920 as the ''Agence télégraphique belge de presse'' by Pierre-Marie Olivier and Maurice Travailleur. The agency was based in Schaerbeek (French language, French and History of Dutch orthography, archaic Dutch, ) or (contemporary Dutch language, Dutch, ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Re .... References External links * 1920 establishments in Belgium Mass media in Brussels News agencies based in Belgium Schaerbeek Organizations established in 1920 Companies based in Brussels {{belgium-media-stub ...
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Belga (cigarette)
Belga was a Belgian brand of cigarettes that was owned and manufactured by British American Tobacco. History The brand was launched in 1923 by the tobacco vendors Alphonse and François Vander Elst. After World War I ended, Alphonse and François Vander Elst wanted to launch a brand which the Belgians could be proud of. The new brand was named after the then currency Belga, exactly the price of a pack. In addition, the brand name was adorned in the Belgian tricolour in order to stir up patriotic feelings of the citizens. Soon Belga grew into the most popular brand of Belgium. In 1941, the brand was removed from the market for a few years after the German occupation of Belgium during World War II because of its patriotic character. The brand was known for its iconic image, designed by Leo Marfurt, of a lady with a yellow scarf and black hat with a yellow feather standing against a red background. Paula Colfs-Bollaert, from Antwerp, was the model.De Morgen, 10 november 2005, gecit ...
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SS Belga
''Empire Bell'' was a collier which was built by Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona, Sweden as the passenger ship ''Belgia'' in 1930. In 1940 she was rebuilt as a cargo ship. In 1941, she was damaged by enemy bombing and burnt out. She was salvaged and sold to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), repaired and renamed ''Empire Bell''. She was torpedoed and sunk by ''U-442'' on 25 September 1942. Description ''Belgia'' was built by Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona. She was yard number 28 and was launched on 11 January 1930 with completion on 7 May. She was long, with a beam of and a depth of . Her GRT was 2,023, with a NRT of 1,074. She was originally built as a passenger ship. Career ''Belgia'' was owned by Förnyade Ångfartygs Aktiebolag Götha. She was managed by F Sternberg, Gothenborg, trading as the Gotha Line. Her port of registry was Gothenborg. ''Belgia'' was employed on the Gothenborg - Antwerp route. In 1940, she was withdrawn from service and converted to a cargo ship ...
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Beau Belga
Beau Michael Vincent Esparrago Belga (born November 30, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also an assistant coach for the UST Growling Tigers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Early life Belga was born and raised in Gubat, Sorsogon and is the eldest among the three siblings. His father was a family driver while his mother was a housewife. At a young age, he helped his grandmother sell balut, penoy, and other goods. He finished his high school education in Sorsogon. As a kid, he was very thin and was often bullied; as a way of escape, he focused his attention on basketball. College career He decided to go to Manila and study at Philippine Christian University. He was recruited to play for the PCU Dolphins by the school's swimming coach while he was playing billiards with his friends. While at PCU, he, along with future PBA stars Gabby Espinas a ...
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