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Congo Free State

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Congo Free State
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Congo Free State
n
(Placename) a former name (1885-1908) of (Democratic Republic of) Congo [2]
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15) Throughout the text, the famous chopped hands of Leopold's Congo Free State and la chicotte, the whip, which was widely used in the Belgian Congo, function as collective symbols of the violence of colonialism.
Remembering colonial violence: inter/textual strategies of Congolese ... by Gehrmann, Susanne / Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
The culmination of the entire undertaking can be expected as soon as 2010, a memorable moment: 50 years of Congolese independence and 125 years since the Conference of Berlin and formation of the Congo Free State.
From mission "Africa rooms": Frans M. Olbrechts's rediscovered ... by Van Damme-Linseele, Annemieke / African Arts
He moves to the issues inherent in money and finance in the period of the Congo Free State (1885-1908),including the development of policy in the reign of King Leopold II, the financial and monetary changes wrought in the era of the Belgian Congo (1908-1960), and those of the Democratic Republic from 1960 to 1995, an era with which he became very familiar as a top banking and government official for 30 years.
A modern history of monetary and financial systems of Congo; 1885-1995 by Reference & Research Book News
 
 
 
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