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History of the Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with...
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History of THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO including Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Independence, Lumumba and Kasavubu, Kasavubu and Tshombe, Mobutu, Kabila ... When Leopold II of Belgium wins international recognition for the Congo Free State in 1885, it is as his own personal fief rather than a Belgian colony.
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Some of the Bantu peoples in the Congo have been here since before ad 1000. When Diogo Cam, the first European explorer of the area, reached the Congo River in 1482, he found two large empires.
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Congo has long been a land in which exploitation, conflict and corruption have been seen as the norm. The following is a brief timeline of the troubled country: ... 1480s -- First contact with Europeans with arrival of Portuguese explorer Diogo Cam (it is Portuguese who name region Congo).
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Congo tourism and travel information including facts, maps, history, culture, transport and weather in Congo. Find popular places to visit in Congo - Lonely Planet ... Travel Alert: Parts of Congo remain unsafe for travel, particularly in the Pool region, along the Ubangi River border with the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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Allan Little reports on the background to the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Page last updated at 16:33 GMT, Thursday, 30 October 200 ... Allan Little reports on the background to the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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