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This is a list of conflicts in Democratic Republic of the Congo arranged chronologically from the early modern period to present day. This list includes nationwide and international wars, including: wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and world wars .
The Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo share the basin of the Congo River (after which both nations are named). The two nations' capital cities, Brazzaville and Kinshasa, are the two closest capital cities on Earth after Rome and Vatican City (a micro - city state enclaved within the former), facing ...
Hold cursor over location to display name; click to go to location row in the "table of cities and towns" (if available). Under control of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and allies; Under control of Islamist militants (Allied Democratic Forces) Under control of March 23 Movement; Under control of Wazalendo; Under ...
Administration of the Congo Free State was taken over by the Belgian government in 1908 following controversies engendered by the atrocities committed by Leopold's forces there. [5] The Belgian lease over Lado was terminated by an Anglo-Belgian treaty of 14 May 1910, and the area was thereafter annexed to Sudan.
Info This map is part of a series of location maps with unified standards: SVG as file format, standardised colours and name scheme. The boundaries on these maps always show the de facto situation and do not imply any endorsement or acceptance.
The location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo An enlargeable map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo – country located in Central Africa. The country is extremely rich in natural resources ...
Deutsch: Location map of Democratic Republic of the Congo Equirectangular projection. Strechted by 100.0%. Geographic limits of the map: N: 6.0° N; S: -14.0° N; W: 11.0° E; E: 32.0° E; Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. A new map with the 26 provinces (since 2015) is available here.
[23] [24] [25] The river was known as Zaire during the 16th and 17th centuries; Congo seems to have replaced Zaire gradually in English usage during the 18th century, and Congo is the preferred English name in 19th-century literature, although references to Zaire as the name used by the natives (i.e., derived from Portuguese usage) remained ...