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in 1955 under pressure from the UN the Belgian government wrote up the Thirty Year Plan for the Political Emancipation of Belgian Africa one side hated it because it meant one day Belgium had to give up Congo, the other side hated the idea of another 30 years in Congo, riots in Leopoldville in 1959 and lack of support form other nations lead to the Congo's abortive Independence in 1960, it took all of a week to fall apart (in part thats the fault of the Belgians), but what if support could be found for the Thirty Year Plan? if the Congo gained full Independence in 1985 not 1960?
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