There are now 2 Congo's - Democratic Republic of Congo and the smaller Congo-Brazzaville.
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.
Belgain Congo present day name is Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.
"The Poisonwood Bible" is set in the 1950s and early 1960s in the Belgian Congo, which is present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. The story follows a missionary family's experiences during this tumultuous time in African history.
Modern day Zaire.
what is the name for present day Numidia?
Day Old Belgian Blues was created in 2004-11.
Congo has no New Year`s Day.
The scientific name for present day humans is 'Homo-Sapiens'.That is our species name.
Basically, King Leopold II of Belgium personally owned the Congo (so at this point it wasn't actually the "Belgian Congo", it was called, ironically, the "Belgian Free State"). This was in the late 1800s when bicycles were becoming very popular. The Congo was very rich in rubber trees (they grew there naturally), so Leopold sent out his troops to villages throughout the Congo and would take people hostage and say to the rest of the village "go out and collect X amount of rubber (an impossibly high amount) or this guy gets both his hands chopped off". Even within the context of colonialism, which was practiced by almost every European power at this point, this was seen as especially brutal and inhumane. King Leopold lost his rights to the Congo - it was not given to the Congolese but to Belgium. The Belgium were by no means humanitarian saints, but at least they didn't go around taking hostages and cutting their hands off to get as much rubber as possible.
Present-day Mexico City
The present day name of desert of paran is some where close to meccasaudi Arabia