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Leopoldville

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Le·o·pold·ville  (l-pld-vl, l-)
See Kinshasa.
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Noun1.Leopoldville - the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
Kinshasa
Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
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Describing its realistic vein, Nkashama (1982: 154-55) explains, "the author has overcharged his text with elements taken from the daily life of the city of Leopoldville at colonial times, representing thus the real anguish which marked the existence of the colonised.
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Bowane formed the band in 1958 in Leopoldville, now Kinshasa, capital of DR Congo.
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He participated in the Leopold Troop Transport Mission and was rescued off the coast of France on Christmas Eve 1944 after the SS Leopoldville sank.
Ernest A. Carlson, 85 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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