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Coquilhatville

(Encyclopedia)Coquilhatville, Congo (Kinshasa): see Mbandaka. ...

Elisabethville

(Encyclopedia)Elisabethville, Congo (Kinshasa): see Lubumbashi. ...

Jadotville

(Encyclopedia)Jadotville, Congo (Kinshasa): see Likasi. ...

Luluabourg

(Encyclopedia)Luluabourg: see Kananga, city, Congo. ...

Stanleyville

(Encyclopedia)Stanleyville, Congo (Kinshasa): see Kisangani. ...

Massamba-Débat, Alphonse

(Encyclopedia)Massamba-Débat, Alphonse, 1921–77, Congolese politician. A teacher, he became involved in the independence movement. He was elected to the legislative assembly in 1959 and was its president (1959...

Kodok

(Encyclopedia)Kodok fəshōˈdə [key], town, NE South Sudan, on the White Nile. In 1898 it was the scene of the Fashoda Incident, which brought Britain and France to the brink of war and resulted, in 1899, in an A...

Nyamulagira

(Encyclopedia)Nyamulagira, volcano, Congo (Kinshasa): see Nyamuragira. ...

Malebo Pool

(Encyclopedia)Malebo Pool, Congo: see Pool Malebo. ...

Bakwanga

(Encyclopedia)Bakwanga, Congo (Kinshasa): see Mbuji-Mayi. ...

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