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Congolese Ligue 1
Congolese or Kongolese may refer to: African peoples * Congolese people (other) * Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola, primarily defined by speaking of the common language Kikongo * Kongo language, the Bantu language spoken by the Bakongo and Bandundu people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Angola * Democratic Republic of the Congo cuisine African countries * Something of, from, or related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa, through which the Congo River flows ** Something of, from, or related to the former Republic of the Congo, in Africa, the modern-day Democratic Republic * Something of, from, or related to the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), in Africa, located west of the Congo River ** Something of, from, or related to the former French Congo, in Africa, the modern-day Republic of the Congo ** Something ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congolese People (other)
Congolese people may refer to: * People from the following countries and regions: ** Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the Congo River ** Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), the former French Congo ** Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), the former Belgian Congo * Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group in the Congo region See also * Congolese (other) * List of Congolese people (other) ** List of Congolese people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ** List of Congolese people from the Republic of the Congo {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Free State
The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (), was a large Sovereign state, state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by Leopold II of Belgium, King Leopold II, the constitutional monarch of the Kingdom of Belgium. In legal terms, the two separate countries were in a personal union. The Congo Free State was not a part of, nor did it belong to, Belgium. Leopold was able to Colonization of the Congo Basin, seize the region by convincing other European states at the Berlin Conference on Africa that he was involved in humanitarian and philanthropic work and would not tax trade. Via the International Association of the Congo, he was able to lay claim to most of the Congo Basin. On 29 May 1885, after the closure of the Berlin Conference, the king announced that he planned to name his possessions "the Congo Free State", an appellation which was not yet used at the Berlin Conference and which officially replaced "I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
