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The Republic of the Congo, or simply Congo, [3] is a distinct country from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo. [18] Brazzaville's name derives from the colony's founder, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazzà, an Italian nobleman whose title referred to the town of Brazzacco, in the Italian comune of Moruzzo in Friuli Venezia ...
Brazzaville becomes capital of government-in-exile of France (Free France) during World War II. [7] October: De Gaulle visits city. [5] 1943 Bacongo arrondissement created. [4] Basilique Sainte-Anne-du-Congo de Brazzaville (church) construction begins. [6] 1944 Brazzaville Zoo opens. January: Meeting of government-in-exile of France held in ...
English: Astronaut's satellite photo of Brazzaville, on the north bank of the Congo River at the western Pool Malebo section. In the southeastern Republic of Congo. Kinshasa is across the river, on the southwest bank. Taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 8 on December 29, 2003.
The earliest inhabitants of the region comprising present-day Congo were the Forest peoples whose Stone Age culture was slowly replaced by Bantu tribes. The main Bantu tribe living in the region were the Kongo, also known as Bakongo, who established mostly unstable kingdoms along the mouth, north and south, of the Congo River.
Downriver the Congo has numerous rapids, known as Livingston Falls, preventing navigation upriver to this point from its mouth at the Atlantic. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is located on the southern bank of the Congo, directly across from Brazzaville. To distinguish between the two African countries that have ...
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of the Congo. Pronunciation: / ˈ k ɒ ŋ ɡ oʊ / Common English country names: (The) Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville or Congo (Congo being ambiguous with Democratic Republic of the Congo) Official English country name: (The) Republic of the Congo; Adjectives: Congolese, Congo; Demonym(s):
The French Congo began at Brazzaville on 10 September 1880 as a protectorate over the Bateke people along the north bank of the Congo River. [1] The treaty was signed between King Iloo I and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ; Iloo I died the same year it was signed, but the terms of the treaty were upheld by his queen Ngalifourou . [ 2 ]
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.