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Stanleyville

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Stan·ley·ville  (stnl-vl)
See Kisangani.

Stanleyville [ˈstænlɪˌvɪl]
n
(Placename) the former name (until 1966) of Kisangani


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Their role--and only appearance--in The Mission Song is even more insignificant although it affords Bruno the chance to joke: "I was born, to be precise, behind the locked doors of a Carmelite convent in the town of Kisangani, or Stanleyville as was, being delivered by nuns who have vowed to keep their mouths shut, which to anybody but me sounds funny, surreal or plain invented.
With help from the US and Belgium, he succeeded in putting down the Soviet-supported Stanleyville rebellion, and he brought some stability to the Congolese political system.
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