Congo
Congo stands for:
Congo is the name of the following geographical objects:
- Congo (river) , a stream in central Africa
- Congo Basin , Congo region, a region in Central Africa, roughly the catchment area of the river of the same name
States:
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) , state in Africa, former Belgian colony, then Republic of the Congo / Zaire
- Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) , state in Africa, former French colony, then Congolese Republic / People's Republic of the Congo
historical:
- Kingdom of the Congo , a former Bantu kingdom
- Congo Free State (from 1877), Belgian Congo, Federal Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville), Congo-Leopoldville (from 1908), forerunner of today's Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Portuguese Congo (from 1885), former Portuguese colony, since 1975 Cabinda exclave of Angola
- Central Congo , French Congo (from 1903), forerunner of today's Republic of the Congo
- People's Republic of the Congo (1969–1991), forerunner of today's Republic of the Congo
- Zaire (1971–1997), forerunner of today's Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo is the name of the following people:
- Alfred Kongo (1906–1990), Estonian painter
- Cheick Kongo (full name Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo ; * 1975), French mixed martial arts fighter
Congo , others:
- Congo: A Story , Historic Work from 2010 by David Van Reybrouck
- Congo (1932) , 1932 American horror film directed by William Cowen
- Kongo (2010) , German TV film from 2010 by Peter Keglevic
See also:
Wiktionary: Congo - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
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