Leopoldville Riots

	Leopoldville Riots Leopoldville may refer to: * Léopoldville, the capital of the Belgian colony of Congo, before it was renamed Kinshasa in 1966 * SS ''Léopoldville'', a number of ships by this name See also * Leopoldstadt, a District of Vienna, Austria * Leopoldov, a town in Slovakia * Leopold Quarter, a quarter of Brussels, Belgium * Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana Leopold Township is one of seven Civil township, townships in Perry County, Indiana, Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 717 and it contained 317 housing units. History Leop ... , a township in Indiana, United States {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Léopoldville Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 17 million in 2024. It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the most populous city and third-largest metropolitan area in Africa, and the world's twenty-second most populous city and fourth-most populous capital city. It is the leading economic, political, and cultural center of the DRC, housing several industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, banking, and entertainment. The city also hosts some of DRC's significant institutional buildings, such as the People's Palace, Palace of the Nation, Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court, African Union City, Marble Palace, Martyrs Stadium, Government House, Kinshasa Financial Center, and other national departments and agencies. The Kinshasa site has been inhabited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	SS Léopoldville A number of steamships have been named ''Leopoldville'' or ''Léopoldville'': , 3,386 GRT, built by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co, Middlesbrough for the '' Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo''. Sold in 1897. , 3,963 GRT, built by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co, Middlesbrough for the ''Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo''. Sold in 1901. , 4,376 GRT, built by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co, Middlesbrough for the ''Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo''. Sold in 1908. , 6,327 GRT, built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the ''Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo''. Sold in 1914. , 11,509 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp for ''Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo''. Torpedoed and sunk in 1944. , 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. {{DEFAULTSORT:Leopoldville History of Kinshasa Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Leopoldstadt Leopoldstadt (; ; "Leopold-Town") is the 2nd municipal district of Vienna () in Austria. there are 103,233 inhabitants over . It is situated in the heart of the city and, together with Brigittenau (20th district), forms a large island surrounded by the Danube Canal and, to the north, the Danube. It is named after Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. Due to its relatively high percentage of Jewish inhabitants before the Holocaust (38.5 percent in 1923), Leopoldstadt gained the nickname (' Matzo Island'). This context was a significant aspect for the district twinning with the New York City borough Brooklyn in 2007. Landmarks Places of interest include the ''Wiener Prater'' (from Latin ''pratum'' "meadow"), former imperial hunting grounds to which the public was denied access until 1766. The area of the ''Prater'' closest to the city centre contains a large amusement park, known as the ''Volksprater'' ("People's Prater") or ''Wurstelprater'' (after the Arlecchino, Harlequin-type fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leopoldov Leopoldov (before 1948 ''Mestečko''; ; ) is a town in the Trnava Region of Slovakia, near the Váh river. It has a population of around 4,000 inhabitants. The city is the location of Leopoldov Prison, a high-security correctional institution. History The town was founded in 1664-1669 as a fortress against the Ottoman Turks on the initiative of Emperor Leopold I (hence the name). It was granted town status in 1669. The fortress has served as a state prison since 1855. A village called "Leopold" (German also: ''Leopoldstadt'', Hungarian since 1873: ''Lipótvár'') was made part of Leopoldov in 1882. In modern Slovakia, Leopoldov is an important transfer point of railway tracks. Leopoldov was founded on fields of old villages of Červeník (former 'Verešvár') and Šulekovo (former ''Beregsek''). Partner towns * Kuřim, Czech Republic * Fertőszentmiklós, Hungary Gallery File:The church in Leopoldov - 2.JPG, File:The church in Leopoldov - 3.JPG, File:Leopoldov ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Leopold Quarter The Leopold Quarter (; Dutch language, Dutch: ) is a Quarter (country subdivision), quarter of Brussels, Belgium. The term is sometimes confused with the Brussels and the European Union#European Quarter, European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union (EU) and related organisations, although the two terms are not in fact the same, with the Leopold Quarter being a smaller more specific district of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, municipalities of the City of Brussels, Etterbeek, Ixelles and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. The Leopold Quarter traditionally encompassed the area immediately south of the Small Ring, Brussels, Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road), between the Namur Gate and the Leuven Gate. Nowadays, it lies roughly between the ring road, Leopold Park, the /, and the /. The district was created in 1837, soon after Belgian Revolution, Belgian independence, as a prestigious residential area for the eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]