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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

As soon as Belgium pulled out

They just abandoned the colony? They didn't try to offer people passage back to Belgium or something? They pulled out because the fastest way to get there was the Suez Canal?

They didn't try to do a transfer of power to a local government? Or they did, but it didn't stick and civil war happened?

[–]frodo-baggins 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Look up the Congo Crisis. Yes, they pretty much just abandoned the colony.

Not because they needed Suez specifically. Suez Crisis was the historical turning point that put "decolonization" into full gear.