B0119900 (bō-dwăN′) 1930-1993. King of the Belgians (1951-1993) who ascended the throne after his father, Leopold III, abdicated. In 1960, he granted independence to the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Baudouin I
(French bodwɛ̃) n (Biography) 1930–93, king of Belgium (1951–93)
Bau•douin I
(Fr. boʊˈdwɛ̃) n. 1930–93, king of Belgium 1951–93.