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The Sénat du Congo: Belgium's Upper House for a Colony
In 1960, as the Belgian Congo hurtled toward independence, Brussels hastily erected a parliamentary architecture meant to keep the newborn state stable and, some said, pliable. This episode zooms in on one pillar of that design: the Sénat du Congo, an upper chamber inspired by the Belgian Senate, with indirect elections, provincial councils, and a role for traditional chiefs. Lucas and Luna trace how the idea took shape at the 1960 Table Ronde, how the Loi Fondamentale spelled out the Senate's powers, and who actually won those first seats in June 1960. They meet figures like Joseph…
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