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Mbandaka

(Encyclopedia) MbandakaMbandakaəmbändäˈkä [key], formerly CoquilhatvilleCoquilhatvillekôkēyävēlˈ [key], city (1984 pop. 137,291), capital of Équateur prov., W Congo (Kinshasa), a port on the Congo…

Sassou-Nguesso, Denis

(Encyclopedia) Sassou-Nguesso, DenisSassou-Nguesso, Denisdĕˈnē säsˈō-əngāˈsō [key], 1943?–, Congolese army officer and president (1979–92, 1997–) of Congo (Brazzaville). He served (1977–79) as the…

Kamina

(Encyclopedia) KaminaKaminakämēˈnä [key], city (1984 pop. 171,008), Haut-Lomami prov., S Congo (Kinshasa). It is an administrative and transportation center. A major military airfield is located…

Garden, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Garden, Alexander, c.1730–1791, Scottish-American naturalist and physician, b. Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He settled in Charleston, S.C., where he collected mineral, plant, and animal…

Tshombe, Moise Kapenda

(Encyclopedia) Tshombe, Moise KapendaTshombe, Moise Kapendamô-ēsˈ kəpĕnˈdä chōmˈbā [key], 1919–69, political leader in Congo (Kinshasa). He was related to the royal family of the Lunda people and…

Congo (Kinshasa) Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Democratic Republic of the Congo Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Congolese Relations…

Kalemie

(Encyclopedia) KalemieKalemiekälāˈmē [key], formerly AlbertvilleAlbertvilleälbĕrvēlˈ [key], city (1984 pop. 73,528), Tanganyika prov., SE Congo (Kinshasa), on Lake Tanganyika at the mouth of the…

Congo eel

(Encyclopedia) Congo eel: see salamander.