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Belgian Congo5
- In 1907, administration shifted to the Belgian Government, which renamed the country the Belgian Congo. (infoplease.com)
- Following a series of riots and unrest, the Belgian Congo was granted its independence on June 30, 1960. (infoplease.com)
- The Yaka tribe's word "konzo," referring to an antelope tethered at its knees, was used to describe cases seen in the Belgian Congo in 1928. (nih.gov)
- The American Museum of Natural History sponsored an expedition to the Belgian Congo with Herbert Lang leading the expedition and James P. Chapin as his assistant. (upenn.edu)
- Stillman's residence in Belgium for eight years and extensive travel in the former Belgian Congo and adjacent territories provided him with the opportunity to see the entire collection of Central African art of the Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervureen, Belgium and observe life in the Congo itself. (oclc.org)
Africa10
- In this episode of the Whistleblowers , John Kiriakou talks to Kudra Maliro, a Congo-based freelance journalist, to discuss what it's like blowing the whistle in Africa and in other developing nations around the globe. (rt.com)
- Africa during the rule of King Leopold II had many unexplored areas included his newly acquired land the Congo. (ipl.org)
- During the second half of the 19th century, Leopold II, King of Belgium, claimed the Congo Basin during the scramble for Africa and attempted to maintain the area for his own profit, resulting in the annihilation of over half of the basin's population through unspeakable violence and brutality. (ipl.org)
- The Republic of the Congo is located in equatorial Africa, and borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the east and south, Angola (Cabinda) and the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest, Gabon on the west, and the Central African Republic and Cameroon on the north. (encyclopedia.com)
- Once known as Middle Congo, the region became part of French Equatorial Africa from 1910 - 58 before joining the French Community as a constituent republic. (encyclopedia.com)
- The first troop contingents for the brigade, which will include some 3,000 soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, have already begun to arrive in Congo. (worldbulletin.net)
- Pope Francis celebrated Mass in French, the official language of DRC, and Lingala, the Bantu-based creole spoken in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and by millions of speakers across Central Africa. (ncregister.com)
- As in much of Central Africa, Congo-Brazzaville has impenetrable rain forests, so settlers arrived much later here than in the rest of Africa, and except for some small groups of pygmies, the region was uninhabited until a number of Bantu tribes moved in during the medieval period. (africa-ata.org)
- If you look down the west coast of Africa, about halfway down, you will find the mouth of the great Congo River. (oclc.org)
- And as you look at that map, the Congo River comes in from the Atlantic Ocean, goes rather far up north, goes very Far East, the greater part of the way to the east coast of Africa and then comes far down south called the Lualaba River in its origin but it is really the same river as the Congo. (oclc.org)
Crimean-Congo5
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by infection with a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) in the family Bunyaviridae . (cdc.gov)
- Cite this: Genetic Characterization of the M RNA Segment of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Strains, China - Medscape - Jan 01, 2002. (medscape.com)
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a highly belonging to the Nairovirus genus ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick- substantial risks ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a WHO priority pathogen. (nih.gov)
Kinshasa9
- Uganda pulled its troops out of eastern DR Congo in 2003, but Kinshasa says its neighbour still supplies arms to Ugandan warlords who continue to steal the country's natural resources of gold, diamonds and timber. (bbc.co.uk)
- Kimbanguism, officially "the church of Christ on Earth by the prophet Simon Kimbangu," now claims about 3 million members, primarily among the Bakongo tribe of Bas-Congo and Kinshasa. (infoplease.com)
- Dr. Desire Tshala, who grew up in a modern, urban area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said, "I couldn't believe that in my own country, just 600 miles from the capital city, Kinshasa, people were living in such a high degree of poverty and malnutrition. (nih.gov)
- Congo, Pope Francis meets DREAM activists and representatives of Sant'Egidio of Kinshasa and Kivu. (santegidio.org)
- After several years of civil unrest (not all of which was related to the independence movement), France granted independence to the region in 1960 as part of the Congo Republic, which included both Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa. (africa-ata.org)
- Although Congo-Brazzaville s waterfalls are generally not as impressive as the ones in Congo-Kinshasa, Loufoulakari Falls and the nearby Bela Falls are the exceptions that prove the rule. (africa-ata.org)
- Find out more about the latest agricultural equipment from Congo Motors - Kinshasa N'Dolo, a Kinshasa, Case IH dealer. (caseih.com)
- Whether you're in the market for Case IH equipment or need current equipment serviced, you can find Congo Motors - Kinshasa N'Dolo directions, hours and even search for parts right here. (caseih.com)
- Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa-Gombe B.P. 1197, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (bvsalud.org)
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- Health workers wearing protective suits take their shift at a treatment center in Beni, Congo July 13, 2019. (csmonitor.com)
CCHF1
- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the most widespread tick-borne viral disease affecting humans. (who.int)
Northeastern4
- The attack on the village of Bogoro was one of many in the Hema tribe versus Lendu tribe battles in northeastern Congo. (strategypage.com)
- This outbreak is like no other, unfolding in a turbulent part of northeastern Congo where dozens of rebel groups are active and wary communities had never experienced the disease before. (cbc.ca)
- 2009: There has been a new series of militia attacks in northeastern Congo. (strategypage.com)
- In Faradje Territory, a remote region in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the chances grew rarer each year that enough water would be available at any of the nearby springs. (samaritanspurse.org)
Brazzaville8
- Prosper Augouard (1852 - 1921), the "apostle of the Congo" and first missionary to penetrate the interior, reached Stanley Pool in 1883 and present-day Brazzaville in 1887. (encyclopedia.com)
- In 1890 it was divided into the Vicariate of the French Lower Congo, with its center at Loango, and the Vicariate of the French Upper Congo, with its seat at Brazzaville, where Augouard became the first vicar apostolic. (encyclopedia.com)
- The fighting has occurred on the Congo-Congo (Brazzaville) border. (strategypage.com)
- September 27, 2009: A migrant war has begun pitting Congo-Brazzaville and Angola against the Democratic Republic of Congo. (strategypage.com)
- Congo-Brazzaville has also recently expelled Congolese (ie, citizens of the DRC) who were living in its territory illegally. (strategypage.com)
- The government indicated it intends to retaliate against Congo-Brazzaville. (strategypage.com)
- A few years before we met, Honorata was married with seven children, living in Shabunda in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (hereafter "Congo," as distinct from the Republic of Congo, or Congo-Brazzaville, a neighboring country separated by the Congo River). (hachettebookgroup.com)
- Famous for its welcoming culture and rich history, the Republic of congo has a well-developed tourist infrastructure.Whether you are interested in Safaris, rain forest hikes, sun-drenched beaches, or Brazzaville's vibrant mist of art, nightlife, and history Congo-Brazzaville has you covered. (africa-ata.org)
Ebola3
- Thank you for joining us for today's EPIC Webinar, titled, Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo. (cdc.gov)
- WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl says the agency has set up isolation centers in Gabon and Congo to care for people suspected of carrying the Ebola virus. (voanews.com)
- An ebola outbreak in Congo was declared a global health emergency on July 17 after 1,600 deaths since August 2018. (csmonitor.com)
Middle Congo1
- Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. (travelblog.org)
Pointe Noire2
- Learn about internet performance in Pointe Noire, Congo. (speedtest.net)
- Visit the list below to see mobile and fixed internet speeds by city within Pointe Noire, Congo. (speedtest.net)
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- In 1960 the Congo became an independent republic. (encyclopedia.com)
Outbreak2
Congolese Army2
- The EU believes that an effective Congolese Army is key to stabilizing the Congo. (strategypage.com)
- The army launched a reprisal attack on a village (Gety) after a local militia (FRPI/FPJC, Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri/Popular Front for Justice in the Congo) had ambushed a Congolese Army unit and killed a soldier. (strategypage.com)
Peacekeepers2
- November 19, 2009: A recent poll in the Congo showed that the vast majority of Congolese want the UN peacekeepers to remain in the country. (strategypage.com)
- U.N. peacekeepers in Congo are being accused of a slow response to reports that women were raped en masse in Eastern Congo one month ago. (npr.org)
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- Uganda sent troops into DR Congo during the 1998-2003 war but insists this was to protect its borders from rebels and not to loot natural resources. (bbc.co.uk)
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- Annalee Boulton of Arlington United Church cycles 50 kilometers at 88 years old to support the 2022 Biking for Congo Challenge. (covchurch.org)
Wiktionary1
- Look up Congo or Kongo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. (wikipedia.org)
Republic39
- A clinical trial to evaluate the antiviral drug tecovirimat, also known as TPOXX, in adults and children with monkeypox has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (nih.gov)
- Monkeypox has caused a high burden of disease and death in children and adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and improved treatment options are urgently needed," said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "This clinical trial will yield critical information about the safety and efficacy of tecovirimat for monkeypox. (nih.gov)
- Uganda "respects" a world court ruling that it was wrong to invade Democratic Republic of Congo, Information Minister James Nsaba Buturo has told the BBC. (bbc.co.uk)
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.) includes the greater part of the Congo River basin, which covers an area of almost 1 million square kilometers (400,000 sq. mi. (infoplease.com)
- The area known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago and settled in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by Bantus from present-day Nigeria. (infoplease.com)
- Dr. Michael Boivin , a neuropsychology specialist whose research in the Democratic Republic of Congo began in the 1980s, credits one man as the driving force behind much of the konzo research happening today: "Desire Tshala. (nih.gov)
- This blog post is about capital becoming more courageous in places like Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where economic reconstruction can contribute mightily to the transition to peace and security , even in regions still ravaged by war. (forbes.com)
- The latest death occurred in the Republic of Congo. (voanews.com)
- Melissa Block speaks with Miel Hendrickson, regional coordinator for International Medical Corps in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (npr.org)
- Goma) - A Congolese military court's conviction of a warlord for the war crimes of rape and use of child soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo showed serious shortcomings in the country's military justice system. (hrw.org)
- A couple of months ago I wrote about the new law related to mining in the conflict areas of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (pixelache.ac)
- As we feared, three internal displacement sites run by UNHCR near the town of Rutshuru in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - Dumez, Nyongera and Kasasa - have been destroyed and emptied. (unhcr.org)
- The prosecutor at the new International Criminal Court says he is closely following the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and that mass killings in the northeast of the country could be the basis for the court's first case. (globalsecurity.org)
- Mr. Moreno Ocampo noted that the Democratic Republic of Congo has ratified the treaty that created the court, the alleged crimes are grave and the Congo government seems to be unable to prosecute cases itself. (globalsecurity.org)
- Through the partnership of individuals and churches, we support comprehensive and sustainable development that leads to holistic transformation for the children and families of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (covchurch.org)
- As we celebrate ten years of partnership, we have a renewed call to love and serve our sisters and brothers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (covchurch.org)
- Use these prayer resources to get connected to the work of our denomination and to draw closer to our sisters and brothers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (covchurch.org)
- Partner with Covenant Kids Congo in breaking the cycle of poverty in the northwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (covchurch.org)
- Take action to help bring sustainable transformation to the northwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (covchurch.org)
- Your one-time or monthly gift supports our commitment to the holistic transformation of families, neighborhoods, and entire communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (covchurch.org)
- Children in Gemena (Ledia) and Karawa, cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are currently waiting to be sponsored. (covchurch.org)
- JOHANNESBURG, Oct 21 2011 (IPS) - With six weeks to go before the presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, civil society organisations say the elections will not be fair, as many doubt the ability of the country's electoral authorities to ensure transparency. (ipsnews.net)
- Samaritan's Purse staff in Democratic Republic of the Congo prepare equipment for the restoration of multiple water points in Faradje. (samaritanspurse.org)
- A court in the Republic of Congo has convicted three men of killing elephants for their tusks. (mongabay.com)
- A court in the Republic of Congo has convicted three men of killing elephants for their tusks, and sentenced them to five years in jail as well as fined them the equivalent of $10,000 each, according to a press release from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). (mongabay.com)
- We commend the parks rangers of Nouabale-Ndoki in their continuing efforts to protect elephants in one of the last remaining strongholds of the species," Mark Gately, director of WCS's Republic of Congo program, said in the statement. (mongabay.com)
- The Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, spread across 4,200 square kilometers (1,620 square miles) in northern Republic of Congo, is home to a number of threatened species including forest elephants, western lowland gorillas, chimpanzees and bongo antelopes. (mongabay.com)
- Ivory trafficking networks continue to flourish in Congo and across the border to Central African Republic and Cameroon," the WCS Congo team said in a blogpost in 2016. (mongabay.com)
- CARE in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has strengthened its structure and strategy to assist the most vulnerable members of Congolese society eradicate poverty and reduce their vulnerability to social injustice. (care.org)
- From the author of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Not on Our Watch , John Prendergast co-writes a compelling book with Fidel Bafilemba-with stunning photographs by Ryan Gosling-revealing the way in which the people and resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been used throughout the last five centuries to build, develop, advance, and safeguard the United States and Europe. (hachettebookgroup.com)
- Specifically, Global Policy Forum focuses on the situation in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone and Liberia, in which rebels sell diamonds, and use the profits to purchase weapons - deepening the spiral of conflict. (upenn.edu)
- About 47 percent of Africas dense tropical forests and 6 percent of the planets forests are in the Congo Democratic Republic (CDR). (upenn.edu)
- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned by escalating displacement we are seeing in several key regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (unhcr.org)
- In light of the situations in these three regions, UNHCR and partners have recently upgraded the situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo to level 3 - the highest level of emergency. (unhcr.org)
- Clinical characterization and placental pathology of mpox infection in hospitalized patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (bvsalud.org)
- L'Hôpital Général de Référence de Kole, Kole, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (bvsalud.org)
- We describe the results of a prospective observational study of the clinical natural history of human monkeypox (mpox) virus (MPXV) infections at the remote L'Hopital General de Reference de Kole (Kole hospital ), the rainforest of the Congo River basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from March 2007 until August 2011. (bvsalud.org)
- Attendance centre (EC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (bvsalud.org)
- Democratic Republic of Congo aspects of patients admitted to the emergency centre at Beni General Referral Hospital. (bvsalud.org)
Angola1
- Over the last several weeks Angola has expelled around 9,000 illegal migrants from the Congo (800 were living in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda). (strategypage.com)
Conflict2
- Ban has said the money is contingent on countries in the region honouring a peace deal brokered by the United Nations in February to try to end two decades of conflict in eastern Congo. (worldbulletin.net)
- A A medical emergency is described as the perception of any situation description of emergency centre attendance in the Democratic Re- that is rapidly deteriorating or likely to do so, either without or with public of the Congo, with its specific tropical conflict settings, is medical care. (bvsalud.org)
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- 1. Author's Background and Purpose A. The author wrote this particular story to share and describe his experiences that happened in in Belgium's 'Congo Free State' in 1890. (ipl.org)
19691
- It was then later recognized in 1969 as the cause of illness in the Congo, thus resulting in the current name of the disease. (cdc.gov)
Rebel groups1
- September 29, 2009: The rebel groups in Eastern Congo are facing a cash crises. (strategypage.com)
Vast majority1
- The conviction of a warlord for war crimes is a rare event in Congo, and the vast majority of abusive military commanders remain at large," said Timo Mueller , Congo researcher at Human Rights Watch. (hrw.org)
People9
- King Leopold was fully responsible for all of the effects of the Congo Free State on its people and the region. (ipl.org)
- More than 80,000 people have fled their homes in Pool province surrounding Congo Republic's capital since the government began a military operation there last year, a joint U.N. and government statement said. (voanews.com)
- In addition, WHO medical teams are monitoring more than 200 people in Gabon and 34 others in the Congo who may have had contact with people infected with the disease. (voanews.com)
- People from Congo, crossing into Uganda through the Busunga border, wash their hands last August. (cbc.ca)
- Most of them are letters of people angry with the problem, but not detailed reports, like Congo. (globalsecurity.org)
- We are launching a cry of distress on behalf of the people of the Congo. (ipsnews.net)
- The people of Congo are fighting back against a tidal wave of international exploitation and governmental oppression to make things better for their nation, their neighborhoods, and their families. (hachettebookgroup.com)
- Fidel Bafilemba, Ryan Gosling, and John Prendergast traveled to Congo to document some of the stories not only of the Congolese upstanders who are building a better future for their country but also of young Congolese people overcoming enormous odds just to go to school and help take care of their families. (hachettebookgroup.com)
- Through Gosling's photographs of Congolese daily life, Bafilemba's profiles of heroic Congolese activists, and Prendergast's narratives of the extraordinary history and evolving social movements that directly link Congo with the United States and Europe, Congo Stories provides windows into the history, the people, the challenges, the possibilities, and the movements that could change the course of Congo's destiny. (hachettebookgroup.com)
Eastern6
- Earlier, I reached Miel Hendrickson in Goma, in Eastern Congo. (npr.org)
- And the use of rape in Eastern Congo has been prevalent and documented for the last - more than a decade. (npr.org)
- So I would be shocked if it was the first of its kind in Eastern Congo. (npr.org)
- Troubled eastern Congo has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. (worldbulletin.net)
- Much like diamonds financed West African rebels for years, various valuable ores have sustained warlords in Eastern Congo. (strategypage.com)
- September 24, 2009: An ad hoc coalition, the government described as rebel militias operating in eastern Congo (primarily in North Kivu province), announced it was suspending cooperation with the government and would no longer participate in the 2008 ceasefire deal. (strategypage.com)
Uganda4
- However he refused to say whether Uganda would pay compensation of up to $10bn, demanded by DR Congo. (bbc.co.uk)
- DR Congo accused Uganda of invading its territory and massacring civilians. (bbc.co.uk)
- Mr Buturo said Uganda had previously been invaded from DR Congo. (bbc.co.uk)
- A UN report alleges the gold moves from the Congo to Uganda and front companies ship it from Uganda to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (strategypage.com)
Country's1
- The country's only outlet to the Atlantic Ocean is a narrow strip of land on the north bank of the Congo River. (infoplease.com)
Begun1
- Los Angeles' Congo Norvell, the namesake partnership of guitarist Kid Congo Powers (Cramps, Gun Club, Bad Seeds) and singer Sally Norvell (Prohibition), is said to have begun at the deathbed of a mutual friend. (trouserpress.com)
Country2
- The Congo is a middle-income country that imports 75 percent of its food needs and has an underdeveloped agriculture sector. (wfp.org)
- The Congo is home to some 80 percent of the world s wild gorillas and chimpanzees, and even the most nature-averse traveler will fall in love with the chimp families and majestic gorillas that romp around the country s several reserves. (africa-ata.org)
Partnership2
- Rev. Theophile Duale Langba, president of the Covenant Church of Congo, visited the denominational offices and shared his gratitude for our long partnership in ministry. (covchurch.org)
- The park is managed by the Nouabale-Ndoki Foundation, a public-private partnership between the government and the WCS Congo program. (mongabay.com)
Reads1
- Indicia reads: THUN'DA, King of the Congo. (comics.org)
Lecture3
- Art of the Congo lecture, E. Clark Stillman, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1968. (oclc.org)
- February 20, 1968, E. Clark Stillman of New York, noted authority and collector of Congo art, presented an illustrated lecture about the art of the Congo. (oclc.org)
- The lecture was held in conjunction with the exhibition "The Art of the Congo", of Central African art on view at The Baltimore Museum of Art. (oclc.org)
STORIES1
- However, the way the world deals with Congo is finally changing, and the book tells the remarkable stories of those in Congo and the United States leading that transformation. (hachettebookgroup.com)
World2
- We partner with the Covenant Church of Congo and World Vision to create community transformation through clean water, healthcare, education, agriculture and nutrition, economic development, and child protection, so that children can grow up with a brighter future. (covchurch.org)
- As a result, the way the world deal with Congo is finally changing. (hachettebookgroup.com)
Youth1
- The Pope to youth of Congo: stop corruption! (santegidio.org)
River3
- This area is surrounded by mountainous terraces in the west, plateaus merging into savannas in the south and southwest, and dense grasslands extending beyond the Congo River in the north. (infoplease.com)
- By 1891, France had wrested complete control of the Congo River basin from its Belgian and Bantu overloads and immediately began to exploit the region's forestry and diamond industries. (africa-ata.org)
- Now the region we are talking about tonight is the north, the north and the east bank of the Congo River for some goodly number of miles and all of the territory to the south of that river, all that enormous region in the band of the Congo River coming even a bit further south still. (oclc.org)
Belgium3
- The Congo was eventually annexed to Belgium. (ipl.org)
- At this time, Belgium had already explored the Congo basin and sent missionaries there, so delegates repressing King Leopold II at the conference unsurprisingly lobbied to preside over the region, which soon turned into a reality. (ipl.org)
- Unlike other European nations that occupied African territory, though, Belgium did not immediately annex the Congo. (ipl.org)
Region2
- Instead, the King made the region his own personal plantation under the name the Congo Free State. (ipl.org)
- 2. Like other countries in the region, Congo uses the Central African CFA franc as its official currency. (africa-ata.org)
Government3
- They deserted en masse last year accusing the government of failing to honour the terms of the deal and have since expanded their demands to include calls for sweeping political reforms. (worldbulletin.net)
- In the Congo the UN and the government want to make political deals to end the fighting. (strategypage.com)
- September 14, 2011: The government said that the UN Mission on Congo (MONUC) would be able to withdraw from the Congo in 2011. (strategypage.com)
Years1
- A top aide to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was handed 20 years hard labour for corruption on Saturday in a case that has tested the government's anti-graft credentials. (ibtimes.com)
Main2
- This is the main category of the Proto-Atlantic-Congo language . (wiktionary.org)
- According to our criteria for inclusion , terms in Proto-Atlantic-Congo should not be present in entries in the main namespace, but may be added to the Reconstruction: namespace. (wiktionary.org)
Free State5
- Discovered in 1482 by Portuguese navigator Diego Cao and later explored by English journalist Henry Morton Stanley, the area was officially colonized in 1885 as a personal possession of Belgian King Leopold II as the Congo Free State. (infoplease.com)
- Was the second King of the Belgians, remembered for the founding and exploration of the Congo Free State as a private venture. (ipl.org)
- February 5, 1885, The Congo Free State was established. (ipl.org)
- In the Congo Free State, 10 million Africans died from war, starvation, birth reduction, and diseases, and there was a great loss of land. (ipl.org)
- He used his position as king to lobby Belgium's Parliament to take on certain projects that would benefit him, one of which was the Congo free state of 1885(Hochschild 1). (ipl.org)
Case1
- DR Congo brought the case saying its sovereignty had been violated, and demanding compensation for plundered minerals and other resources. (bbc.co.uk)
French2
- The Vicariate Apostolic of the French Congo was created in 1886. (encyclopedia.com)
- French is the administrative language of the Congo. (africa-ata.org)