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The Congo River is the world's deepest river and the world's third-largest river by discharge. The Comité d'études du haut Congo ("Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"), established by King Leopold II of Belgium in 1876, and the International Association of the Congo, established by him in 1879, were also named after the river. [21]
Republic of the Congo (1960–1971) 1: Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910–1969) 1960: 1 July 1960 24 November 1965 (Deposed in a coup) 5 years, 146 days ABAKO: 2: Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (1930–1997) — 24 November 1965 27 October 1971 [2] 5 years, 337 days Military (until 1967) 1970: MPR: Republic of Zaire (1971–1997) (2) Mobutu Sese Seko (1930 ...
The area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 90,000 years ago, as shown by the 1988 discovery of the Semliki harpoon at Katanda, one of the oldest barbed harpoons ever found, and which is believed to have been used to catch giant river catfish.
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Mamadou Mustafa Ndala (December 8, 1978 - January 2, 2014) was a colonel in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.. He was the commander of the 42nd Battalion Commando Units Rapid Reaction FARDC, which was formed by Belgium, Angola, United States and China. [1]
The earliest known human settlements in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been dated back to the Middle Stone Age, approximately 90,000 years ago.The first real states, such as the Kongo, the Lunda, the Luba and Kuba, appeared south of the equatorial forest on the savannah from the 14th century onwards.
The Congo took a number of measures to liberalize its economy, including reforming the tax, investment, labor, timber, and hydrocarbon codes. In 2002–03, Congo privatized parastatals, primarily banks, telecommunications, and transportation monopolies, to help improve and unreliable infrastructure.
As part of the larger Congo Crisis (1960–1964), the siege of Jadotville began on 13 September 1961, lasting for five days. [15] While serving under the United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, ONUC), a small contingent of the Irish Army's 35th Battalion, designated "A" Company, were besieged at the UN base near the mining town of Jadotville (modern-day ...