It's the same shit they did in Rwanda - the Belgians put the minority Tutsi (15%) in charge of the majority Hutu (85%).

"Allowing the existing Tutsi monarchs to exhibit control over the Hutus proved immediately effective, allowing for colonization without a large force of European troops. The Belgians further exploited the Tutsi-Hutu division, lending military and political support to Tutsi leaders who maintained the policies of their colonial rulers."

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