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1960 - City becomes capital of independent Republic of the Congo. [11] 1961 - Population: 136,200. [12] 1962 - Télé Congo (television) begins broadcasting from Brazzaville. 1963 - City hall built. [citation needed] 1965 Stade de la Révolution (stadium) opens. [citation needed] July: 1965 All-Africa Games held in Brazzaville. 1970
That same year, Paris-based Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale opened its first branch in the city. In 1942, the Pointe-Noire Harbour welcomed its first ship, and made the city the AEF's seaport. In 1950, Pointe-Noire had 20,000 inhabitants, and became the capital of the Middle Congo, while Brazzaville was the capital city of the AEF. In 1957, the ...
The location of the Republic of the Congo An enlargeable map of the Republic of the Congo. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo – also known as Congo-Brazzaville or the Congo, is a sovereign country located in Central Africa. [1]
The Congo-Ocean Railway has a station in the city and in 2014 was operating the La Gazelle train service every other day to Pointe-Noire and intermediate destinations. [33] Road transport in Brazzaville. The city is an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo. [10]
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.
Map of Republic of the Congo This is a list of cities and towns in the Republic of the Congo with population of 4,000 or more, according to 2023 census. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
This is a list of places, mostly cities and towns, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo without regard to their official status. Administrative units [ edit ]
The Republic of the Congo, or simply the Congo, [3] is a distinct country from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the 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 ...