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In 1968, a coup d'état took place in the country, with the new government proclaiming the People's Republic of the Congo a year later. By doing so, it became the first Marxist–Leninist country in Africa. [4] In order to symbolize the revolutionary change, the regime instituted a new national anthem and chose a new flag. [5]
Flag of the Congo Free State / the Belgian Congo: 1960–1963: Flag of Congo-Léopoldville: 1963–1966: Flag of Congo-Léopoldville / the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1966–1971: Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1997–2003: Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2003–2006: Flag of the Democratic Republic of the ...
Republic of the Congo (1963–1964), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1964–1966) Republic of the Congo (1960–1963) Congo Free State (1885–1908), Belgian Congo (1908–1960)
Zimbabwe, relief map. Zimbabwe, [c] officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare, and the second largest is Bulawayo
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Republic of the Congo (1963–1964), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1964–1966) Republic of the Congo (1960–1963) Congo Free State (1885–1908), Belgian Congo (1908–1960)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.