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Mongo
Mongo may refer to: Geography Africa * Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city * Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, Chad, a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction * Mongo Department, Gabon * Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom * Mongo River (Little Scarces River) - see List of rivers of Guinea and List of rivers of Sierra Leone United States * Mongo, Indiana, an unincorporated community Languages * Mongo language, the language of the Mongo people * Mongo, one of the five languages of the Duala language-cluster, spoken in Cameroon People * Mongo people, one of the largest ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Cuban jazz/salsa percussionist * Mongo Beti (1932–2001), pen name of Cameroonian writer Alexandre Biyidi Awala * "Mongo", family nickname for Ramón Castro Ruz (1924–2016), eldest brother of Fidel Castro * Mongo, nickname of musician Drew Parsons (born 1974) * Mongo, a London-based rapper and founder of hip hop group Mud Family * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo (Flash Gordon)
Mongo is a fictional planet where the comic strip (and later movie serials) of ''Flash Gordon'' takes place. Mongo was created by the comics artist Alex Raymond in 1934, with the assistance of Raymond's ghostwriter Don Moore.Ron Goulart. ''The Funnies : 100 years of American comic strips''. Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Pub., 1995. (p. 110) Mongo is depicted as being ruled by a usurper named Ming the Merciless, who is shown as a harsh and oppressive dictator.Marguerite Cotto, "Flash Gordon", in Ray B Browne; Pat Browne, ''The Guide to United States Popular Culture'' Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 2001. (p. 283)"Flash Gordon", in Guy Haley, Sci-Fi Chronicles: A Visual History of the Galaxy's Greatest Science Fiction.Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books, 2014. (pp. 69–70) The planet is depicted as being inhabited by different cultures, and having a varied ecosystem. The technology of these cultures varies from groups at a Stone Age level, to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo People
__NOTOC__ The Mongo people are an ethnic group who live in the equatorial forest of Central Africa.Mongo people Encyclopædia Britannica They are the largest ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highly influential in its north region. The Mongo people are a diverse collection of sub-ethnic groups who are referred to as AnaMongo. The Mongo (Anamongo) subgroups include the Mongo, Batetela, Tetela people, Bakusu (Benya Samba/ Benya lubunda), Ekonda language, Ekonda, Bolia, Nkundo, Kele people (Congo), Lokele, Topoke people, Topoke, Iyaelima people, Iyadjima, Ngando people, Ngando, Dengese people, Ndengese, Sengele language, Sengele, Sakata people, Sakata, Mpama people, Mpama, Ntomba Twa, Ntomba, Mbole people, Mbole. The Mongo (Anamongo) occupy 14 provinces particularly the province of Équateur (former province), Equateur, Tshopo, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongolian Tögrög
The tögrög ( ; currency sign, sign: ₮; ISO 4217, code: MNT), also spelt tugrug or tugrik, is the official currency of Mongolia. It was historically subdivided into 100 ( ). Currently, the lowest denomination in regular use is the 10-tögrög note, and the highest is the 20,000-tögrög note. In Unicode, the currency sign is . Etymology The word ''tögrög'' refers to 'circle' or 'circular object' (i.e., a coin). Today, it is rarely used outside of referring to the currency, with the exception of the phrase ''tögrög sar'' (), meaning 'full moon'. History The tögrög was introduced on December 9, 1925, at a value equal to one Soviet ruble, where one ruble or tögrög was equal to of silver. It replaced the Mongolian dollar and other currencies and became the sole legal currency on April 1, 1928. Möngö coins are no longer in circulation as currency, owing to their negligible value. Today, they are sold online and to tourists as collectibles. In 2010, the tögrög r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo Santamaría
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003) was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s. His biggest hit was his rendition of Herbie Hancock's " Watermelon Man", which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. From the 1970s, he recorded mainly salsa and Latin jazz, before retiring in the late 1990s. Mongo learned to play the congas as an amateur rumba musician in the streets of Havana. He then learned the bongos from Clemente "Chicho" Piquero and toured with various successful bands such as the Lecuona Cuban Boys and Sonora Matancera. In 1950, he moved to New York City, where he became Tito Puente's ''conguero'' and in 1957 he joined Cal Tjader's band. He then formed his own charanga, while at the same time recording some of the first rumba and Santería music albums. By the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo (album)
Mongo may refer to: Geography Africa * Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city * Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, Chad, a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction * Mongo Department, Gabon * Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom * Mongo River (Little Scarces River) - see List of rivers of Guinea and List of rivers of Sierra Leone United States * Mongo, Indiana, an unincorporated community Languages * Mongo language, the language of the Mongo people * Mongo, one of the five languages of the Duala language-cluster, spoken in Cameroon People * Mongo people, one of the largest ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Cuban jazz/salsa percussionist * Mongo Beti (1932–2001), pen name of Cameroonian writer Alexandre Biyidi Awala * "Mongo", family nickname for Ramón Castro Ruz (1924–2016), eldest brother of Fidel Castro * Mongo, nickname of musician Drew Parsons (born 1974) * Mongo, a London-based rapper and founder of hip hop group Mud Family * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo Language
Mongo, also called Nkundo or Mongo-Nkundu (''Lomongo, Lonkundu''), is a Bantu language spoken by several of the Mongo peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mongo speakers reside in the north-west of the country over a large area inside the curve of the Congo River. Mongo is a tonal language. There are several dialects. Maho (2009) lists one of these, Bafoto (Batswa de l'Equateur), C.611, as a separate language. The others are: * Kutu (Bakutu), including Longombe * Bokote, including Ngata * Booli * Bosaka * Konda (Ekonda), including Bosanga-Ekonda * Ekota * Emoma * Ikongo, including Lokalo-Lomela * Iyembe * Lionje, Nsongo, Ntomba * Yamongo * Mbole, including Nkengo, Yenge, Yongo, Bosanga-Mbole, Mangilongo, Lwankamba * Nkole * South Mongo, including Bolongo, Belo, Panga, Acitu * Yailima * Ngombe-Lomela, Longombe, ''Ngome à Múná'' Phonology Consonants * /d͡z/ can be heard as alveolar or dental ̪͡z̪and /t͡s/ can be alveolar or postalveolar ͡ʃ when bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo (horse)
Mongo (1959-March 21, 1983) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse that was most notable for his performances in turf races. Background He was bred and raced by Marion duPont Scott, a member of the prominent Du Pont family. His sire was imported British stallion Royal Charger, a son of Nearco, which ''Thoroughbred Heritage'' says was "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century". Mongo's dam was Accra, Ms. Du Pont Scott's foundation mare, who produced at least seven other winners including the three-time American Champion Steeplechase Horse Neji. Racing career Frank Bonsal, a former jockey in steeplechase racing, conditioned Mongo for racing. As a three-year-old in 1962, the colt won important races on turf under jockey Charlie Burr. He notably won the Lexington Handicap, the first of two consecutive runnings of both the United Nations Handicap and the Trenton Handicap. The following year was Mongo's most successful. On November 11, he met the reigning Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo, Chad
Mongo (Arabic: مونقو, Mūnqū) is a city and Sub-prefectures of Chad, sub-prefecture in Chad, the capital of the regions of Chad, region of Guéra Region, Guéra. Located in the northern part of the region, it lies 252.2 miles (406 km) by road east of the capital N'Djamena. It is served by Mongo Airport. On 11 April 2006, rebels of the United Front for Democratic Change (FUC) took the central city. Climate Demographics Mongo city demographics: By canton Ethnic composition by canton in 2016 for the sub-prefecture of Mongo:Oxfam and Office National de Développement Rural (ONDR). 2016. Atlas de la vulnérabilité dans le Guera. Première partie: synthèse regional'. 2nd edition (updated from 2013 edition). PASISAT (Projet d’Appui à l’Amélioration du Système d’Information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire au Tchad). Migami Canton (population: 47,665; villages: 43): Dadjo 1 Canton (population: 25,208; villages: 50): Oyo Canton (population: 11,449; villages: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo Beti
Alexandre Biyidi Awala (30 June 1932 – 8 October 2001), known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian author and polemicist. Beti has been called one of the most perceptive French-African writers in his presentations of African life. ''The Guardian'' has noted that "Beti must be counted as one of the foremost African writers of the independence generation." Beti spent much of his life in France, studying at the Sorbonne and becoming a professor at Lycée Pierre Corneille. Life Though he lived in exile for many decades, Beti's life reveals an unflagging commitment to improvement of his home country. As one critic wrote after his death: "The militant path of this essayist, chronicler and novelist has been governed by one obsession: the quest for the dignity of African people." Early life The son of Oscar Awala and Régine Alomo, Alexandre was born in 1932 at Akométan, a small village 10 km from Mbalmayo, itself 45 km away from Yaoundé, the capital of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mongo, Indiana
Mongo is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The population in 2010 was 105. History Mongo was originally called Mongoquinong, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840. Mongoquinong was later shortened to Mongo. Although ''An Illustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana'' (1874) translates the native name as 'Big Squaw Village', it is thought to be a corruption of the Miami-Illinois , meaning 'in the Loon Land'. The John O'Ferrell Store was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Geography Mongo is the site of "The Olde Store" (aka "John O'Ferrell Store" or the "Mongo Trading Post"), on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Apostolic Vicariate Of Mongo
The Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo is a Latin Church pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate in Sahel-country Chad. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See, specifically the missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Ignace, dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola (founder and patron saint of the Society of Jesus), in the episcopal see of Mongo, in Guéra. History The jurisdiction was established on 1 December 2001 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mongo from territory split off from the metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djaména and from the Diocese of Sarh. It was promoted on 3 June 2009 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, and is administered by a titular bishop who acts as ordinary. Ordinaries ;Apostolic Prefect of Mongo * Henry Coudray, S.J. (1 December 2001 – 3 June 2009 ''see below'') ;Apostolic Vicars of Mongo * Henry Coudray, S.J. (''see above'' 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Steve McMichael
Stephen Douglas McMichael (October 17, 1957 – April 23, 2025), nicknamed "Mongo", "Ming", and "Ming the Merciless", was an American professional football player and professional wrestler. He was a defensive tackle for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected by the New England Patriots in the 1980 NFL draft. After retiring from playing football, he wrestled in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and was part of The Four Horsemen stable. While playing for the Bears, he was a two-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro, winning Super Bowl XX with the team. He ended his football career with the Green Bay Packers, before making appearances for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) ahead of WrestleMania XI. In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he started off as a color commentator before ultimately obtaining a career as a professional wrestler. He would be a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |