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Word: brabant (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Another Vote? In this week's referendum, Leopold got 72.2% of the Flanders vote. He barely carried Brabant (50.2%) and got only 40.2% of the vote in Wallonia. For the country as a whole his majority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: Up in the Air | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

...conceded that he should be allowed to return if he got 65%. Leaders of the Liberal Party, which holds the balance of power in Parliament, imposed a stricter condition: they would vote against Leopold unless he got a majority in all three sections of the country-Flanders, Wallonia and Brabant (the Brussels area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: Up in the Air | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

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