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In the long term, the United States seeks to strengthen the process of internal reconciliation and democratization within all the states of the region to promote stable, developing, and democratic nations with which it can work to address security interests on the continent and develop mutually beneficial economic relations. The United States ...
Emmanuel Damongo-Dadet served as the first Congolese Ambassador to the United States during the early 1960s. [1] [2] Relations soured following the coup of August 15, 1963 that brought Alphonse Massamba-Débat's Soviet backed regime to power. With the advent of democracy in 1991, Congo's relations with the United States improved and were ...
Relations between the Congo Free State and the United States began after recognition between the two states in 1885 when the Congo Free State was established. After Belgium under Leopold II annexed the Congo Free State in 1908, later becoming Belgian Congo, relations ceased between the two nations.
The Betsy Ross flag is allegedly America's first sewn flag (also known as the 13-star U.S. flag and the first U.S. flag). It's said to be put together by Betsy Ross herself (an American ...
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
Each color, pattern, and design has its own specific meaning: for instance, the Philly Pride flag has two extra stripes, one black and one brown, to highlight people of color in the LGBTQ+ community.
The design of this flag resembles the flag of Zaire. 1996–present: Flag of Allied Democratic Forces: 2014–present: Flag of Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated: 2000–present: Flag of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda: 2010s–present: Separatist flag of Kivu: 1987–present Flag of the Lord's Resistance Army
See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags Main article ...