AHC : Belgium holds onto all or part of the Congo .

Assuming world history plays out per OTL up to 1970-ish .Have Belgium pursue a policy that allows them to remain in control of most of the Congo without a significant independence movement rising .
Note :World history continues as per OTL no matter what Belgium does in the Congo .
 
Assuming world history plays out per OTL up to 1970-ish .Have Belgium pursue a policy that allows them to remain in control of most of the Congo without a significant independence movement rising .
Note :World history continues as per OTL no matter what Belgium does in the Congo .

I do not think that this is possible in any way, shape or form.
 
Too many Congolese, too few Belgians, and far, far too much brutality during the colonial period to make this in any way viable. The only way it works is via a genocide so extreme that the Belgians aren't getting away with it, even during the Cold War.
 

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Please, they could barely hold on to Katanga their demographic stronghold. It wasn't going to last and independence was inevitable.
 
Only way is genocide all Congoleses. Belgium losing of whole Congo is invitable. Might be possible keep that longer with better colonial politics but not to modern day. Best case might be that Belgium keep coastal area.
 
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