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Zaïre, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia) Zaïre, river, Africa: see Congo, river.Kisangani
(Encyclopedia) KisanganiKisanganikēsangäˈnē [key], formerly Stanleyville, city (1996 est. pop. 500,000), capital of Tshopo prov., N central Congo (Kinshasa), a port on the Congo River. The city is…Kinshasa
(Encyclopedia) KinshasaKinshasakēnˈshäsə [key], city (1984 pop. 2,664,309), capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, W Congo, a port on Pool Malebo of the Congo River. It is the Congo's…Congo, Democratic Republic of the
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaïre Congo, Democratic Republic of the, zīˈēr, zäērˈ…Zaïre, country, Africa
(Encyclopedia) Zaïre, country, Africa: see Congo, Democratic Republic of the.Kasavubu, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Kasavubu, JosephKasavubu, Josephkăsˌəv&oomacr;ˈb&oomacr;, käˈsə– [key], 1917?–1969, African political leader, president of the Republic of the Congo (1960–65, now the…Brazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de
(Encyclopedia) Brazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan deBrazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan depyĕr pōl fräNswäˈ kämēˈyə sävôrnyäNˈ də bräzäˈ [key], 1852–1905, Franco-Italian empire…Lumumba, Patrice Emergy
(Encyclopedia) Lumumba, Patrice Emergy Lumumba, Patrice Emergy pətrēsˈ ĕmârzhēˈ l&oomacr;m&oomacr;mˈbä…Villemain, Abel François
(Encyclopedia) Villemain, Abel FrançoisVillemain, Abel Françoisäbĕlˈ fräNswäˈ vēlmăNˈ [key], 1790–1870, French scholar and critic. He was a professor at the Sorbonne from 1816, held several…Cabinda
(Encyclopedia) CabindaCabindakəbĭnˈdə [key], Angolan exclave (1991 est. pop. 163,000), c.2,800 sq mi (7,300 sq km), W Africa; administered as a province. The town of Cabinda is the chief population…