Léon Pétillon
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Léon Antoine Marie Pétillon (1903–1996) was a Belgian
civil servant and governor-general of Belgian Congo
from 1 January 1952 until 12 July 1958.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
civil servant and governor-general of Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...
from 1 January 1952 until 12 July 1958.