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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…Kodok
(Encyclopedia) KodokKodokkōˈdŏk [key], formerly FashodaFashodafəshōˈdə [key], town, NE South Sudan, on the White Nile. In 1898 it was the scene of the Fashoda Incident, which brought Britain and…Virunga
(Encyclopedia) VirungaVirungavēr&oobreve;ngˈgä [key], volcanic range of mountains, E Congo, N Rwanda, and SW Uganda, central Africa, NE of Lake Kivu. It extends along the eastern rim of the Great…Malebo Pool
(Encyclopedia) Malebo Pool, Congo: see Pool Malebo.Bakwanga
(Encyclopedia) Bakwanga, Congo (Kinshasa): see Mbuji-Mayi.Stanley Pool
(Encyclopedia) Stanley Pool, Congo: see Pool Malebo.Nyamulagira
(Encyclopedia) Nyamulagira, volcano, Congo (Kinshasa): see Nyamuragira.Shaba
(Encyclopedia) Shaba: see Katanga, former province, Congo (Kinshasa).Mobutu Sese Seko
(Encyclopedia) Mobutu Sese SekoMobutu Sese Sekomōb&oomacr;ˈtō sāˈsā sāˈkō [key], 1930–97, president of Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Born Joseph Désiré Mobutu, he returned…Kabila, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Kabila, JosephKabila, Josephkäbēˈlä [key], 1971–, Congolese political leader, eldest son of Laurent Kabila. He was educated in Tanzania while his father was in exile there, and after…Trending
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