Word: petillon
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Dates: during 1955-1955
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...diminutive (5 ft. 3 in.) lawyer known as the "Little Lion," tough-minded Governor Petillon took as his authority a recent promise made by King Baudouin: "human relations have now to be tackled; economic development no longer is enough." Last month the Little Lion ordered all Congolese bars to admit Africans so long as they behave well and are properly dressed. When some owners refused to admit Negroes unless they first submitted to a medical checkup, Pétillon bluntly warned them to obey his decree...
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