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Vice Governor-General 31 January 1888 January 1889 11 months [3] Henri Gondry (1845–1889) Acting Vice Governor-General January 1889 18 May 1889 4 months [4] Camille Coquilhat (1853–1891) Vice Governor-General 1890 24 March 1891 0–1 years [5] Théophile Wahis (1844–1921) 15 April 1891 1 July 1892 1 year, 77 days [6] Francis Dhanis (1861 ...
The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (French: État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by King Leopold II, the constitutional monarch of the Kingdom of Belgium. In legal terms, the two separate countries were in a personal ...
Governor of Kinshasa. Fundu Kota (1991–1992) Kibabu Madiata Nzau (1992) Bernardin Mungul Diaka (1992—1996) Mujinga Swana (January—February 1996) Nkoy Mafuta (August 1996—May 1997) General Gabriel Amela Lokima Bahati (April—May 1997) Théophile Mbemba Fundu (1997—2001) Christophe Muzungu (May 2001—November 26, 2001)
medium 1st. Kinshasa (/ kɪnˈʃɑːsə /; French: [kinʃasa]; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville until 30 June 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest-growing megacities.
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.
History of Kinshasa. Léopoldville was located on the Congo River in the Bas-Congo (modern Kongo Central) region, facing Brazzaville in the neighbouring French Congo, now the Republic of the Congo, on its far bank. Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated on the Congo River near Pool ...
Retrieved 4 September 2024. ^ Mokano Zawa, César Augustin (24 June 2024). "Sud-Ubangi : Le gouverneur Michée Mobonga investi". 7sur7.cd (in French). Gemena. Retrieved 18 August 2024. ^ Mokano Zawa, César Augustin (18 August 2024). "Sud-Ubangi : le gouvernement Mobonga investit après adoption de son programme d'action chiffré à près de 4 ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, [b] also known as the DR Congo, the DRC, or Congo-Kinshasa, is a country in Central Africa. By land area the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 109 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous Francophone country ...