The Democratic Republic of Congo was a private colony until 1908. It belonged to a Belgian King named Leopold II
In 1908 Belgian the parliament took over and it became a belgian colony.
It gained independence in 1960
It changed its name to Zaire because the new president (Mobutu, who became a dictator) wanted to decolonise the country and make people proud of their heritage.
it changed it name to Democratic Republic of Congo i think in the 1990s when Mobutu was overthrown.
The Republic of Congo was the colony west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, controlled by France. It gained independence in 1960.
They are two different countries.
The DRC has its capital at Kinshasa, and the RC has it's capital at Brazzaville. Often the countries are referred to as Congo-Kinshasa and Congo-Brazzaville.
The river Congo is in the Democratic republic of the CongoThe river Congo is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Congo River, previously known as the Zaire River, primarily runs through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It forms the border between the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Congo River
Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Africa.
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The population of Democratic Republic of the Congo is 71,712,867.
The river Congo
The river Congo
The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (aka the Congo) is Kinshasa.The capital of the smaller Republic of the Congois Brazzaville.The Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital is Kinshasa, the capital of The Congo is Brazzaville