ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðə dᵻmˈændz ʌvðə kɑːŋɡoʊlˈiːz ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ðə bˈɛldʒən mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ˈɔːɡʌst bjˈuːɪsɚɹət ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn fɹˈɛntʃ ɪnðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ fɹʌmðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, ɐ kənsˈɛʃən ɪntˈɛndᵻd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl tə kˈɑːm ðɪ ˈɑːɹdɚɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntˌɪsts.
In 1954, in response to the demands of the Congolese themselves, the Belgian Minister of Education Auguste Buisseret adopted the principle of providing education in French in the Congo from the following year, a concession intended above all to calm the ardor independentists.