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单词 Congo, Democratic Republic of
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Definition of Congo, Democratic Republic of in English:

Congo, Democratic Republic of

proper noun
  • A large equatorial country in central Africa with a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean; population 77,300,000 (estimated 2015); languages, French (official), Kongo, Lingala, Swahili, and others; capital, Kinshasa. Also called Congo-Kinshasa.

    Former name (1971–97) Zaire

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a former Belgian colony, which was known as the Congo Free State (1885–1908) and the Belgian Congo (1908–60). Independence in 1960 was followed by civil war and UN intervention. General Mobutu seized control in a coup in 1965 and changed the name of the country from the Republic of the Congo to Zaire in 1971. The country experienced a huge influx of refugees following the violence in Rwanda in 1994, and the first of three destructive civil wars broke out in 1996. Mobutu was overthrown in 1997 by Laurent Kabila, who changed the country's name to the Democratic Republic of Congo

 
 

Definition of Congo, Democratic Republic of in US English:

Congo, Democratic Republic of

proper noun
  • A large country in central Africa with a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean; population 77,300,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Kinshasa; languages, French (official), Kongo, Lingala, Swahili, and others. Also called Congo-Kinshasa.

    Formerly called (1971–97) Zaire

The Democratic Republic of Congo was a Belgian colony known as the Congo Free State 1885–1908 and the Belgian Congo 1908–60. Independence in 1960 was followed by civil war and UN intervention. General Mobutu seized control in a coup in 1965 and changed the name of the country from the Republic of the Congo to Zaire in 1971. The country experienced a huge influx of refugees following the violence in Rwanda in 1994, and the first of three destructive civil wars broke out in 1996. Mobutu was overthrown in 1997 by Laurent Kabila, who changed the country's name to the Democratic Republic of Congo

 
 
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