What were the two main causes of resentment in Belgium in 1960? How was the conflict solved?

Belgium a nation in Europe with complex ethnicity has two community in majority one is a Dutch-speaking community with over 59% population, and they lives in Flemish region, and another 40 % population speaks French and lives in Wallonia region, and the rest 1 % speaks German. The capital of Belgium is Brussels, the community in the majority here is French with 80% population while rest is Dutch

The two main causes of resentment were:

a. The French community that was in minority were rich and powerful compared to the Dutch who were in majority because the Dutch got the benefits of education much later than the French.

b. Although the Dutch were in the majority in the country, they were in the minority in capital, i.e. Brussels.

The conflict was solved as follows:

• According to its Constitution, the Dutch and the French-speaking minister should be an equal number in the central government. Hence no single community can make the decision unilaterally.

• Some of the powers of the central government are transferred to the State government. Hence the state government is not the subordinate of the central government.

• Brussels, the capital of Belgium, has its government where both the Dutch and French community have equal representation.

• There is a community government, which is elected by anyone community among Dutch, French, and German. They look after cultural, educational and language related issues.