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African country that was ruled by belgium for fifty-two years?
The Belgian Congo was Belgiums African colony between 1908 and 1960. The country is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly known, in chronological order, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo-Léopoldville, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zaire
Was the African country Congo part of the British Empire?
There is no country called Congo. The Democratic republic of the Congo was once Zaire, and before that the Belgian Congo. The ancient Kingdom of Congo included bits of Angola, Cabinda, DR Congo and the Republic of Congo. But British, no.
Brazzaville is the capital of what African country?
Brazzaville is the capital city of the Republic of the Congo (formerly "The Congo" or French Middle Congo). The country is currently a socialist dictatorship.This country is often confused with its neighbor, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Belgian Congo or Zaire). The capital of the DRC is Kiinshasa, directly across the Congo River from Brazzaville.
What country in Africa was once known as the Belgian Congo?
zaire
Present day belgian Congo?
The Belgian Congo is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It gained independence from Belgium in 1960 and is a country in Central Africa rich in natural resources but facing challenges such as political instability and conflict.
What African colonies did Belgium control?
Belgian Congo (now the Dem. Rep. of the Congo Ruanda-Urundi (now Rwanda and Burundi)
Why was Congo colonised?
The Congo is a country on the continent of Africa. As such it could not meaningfully want or get independence from Africa. It was however a Belgian colony and sought independence from Belgian as was the fashion of the times.
What African country was ruled by Belgium?
Belgian colonial empire comprised of two countries in Africa. It included Belgian Congo (now DRC) and Ruanda-Urundi (now two separate states Rwanda and Burundi.
Where is the Belgian Congo?
The Belgian Congo ceased to exist in 1960. It is now known as the Dem. Rep. of the Congo.
Which European country controlled the African Congo before world war 2?
The Belgian government controlled the country from 1908, when Leopold the Second, King of Belgium, was forced by international opinion to give up 'his' land, until 1960, when the country gained it's independence. France controlled the other Congo- Congo-Brazzaville.
Was Zaire a colony?
Yes. Zaire was the only African country colonized by Belgium. It was known as the Belgian Congo. (Zaire is currently known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, D.R. Congo, or D.R.C. It is also called Congo-Kinshasa, Kinshasa being the capital.) This is to distinguish it from the neighboring "Republic of Congo" (Congo-Brazaville). The Republic of Congo, or Congo-Brazaville, is the former colonial French Congo.
Who was the long-time dictator of the Belgian Congo?
There was NO "longtime dictator of the Belgian Congo". -When Belgium gave the Congo independence in 1960 it ceased to be Belgian Congo and became Katanga in the south and Congo Republic in the north. - Soon after independence, Joseph Mobuto took over the whole country and renamed it Zaire. Mobuto may be the dictator you are thinking of.
