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… 1994, thousands of Hutu refugees fled to the neighboring Congo (DRC), previously known as Zaire. This was in an … the genocide. Living amongst these refugees in the eastern Congo were the Hutu militiamen that carried out the genocide … leading to the outbreak of war in the eastern part of the Congo, where thousands of Hutu refugees had fled to three …

… A gangway collapses when passengers board a ferry on the Congo River, drowning at least 147 in the Republic of Congo. …

… Belgium sends troops to the newly independent Congo. …

… Italy recognises King Leopold II’s Congo Free State. …

… II of Belgium denied accusations of brutality in the Congo Free State (CFS) and warned foreign powers not to … 2013]|   South African History Online , ‘Republic of Congo’, [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed … 18 September 2013]| Religious Tolerance , 2005. ‘The Congo Free State Genocide’, [online], Available at …

… in the 1880s following the 'scramble for Africa', the Congo had been regarded as Leopold II's personal fiefdom. Leopold's administration of the Congo is reputed to have been ruthless and brutal. The decision to transfer the Congo to the Belgian Government followed intense criticism of …

… photojournalism in 1998 for his essay of images entitled: Congo River - journey from Kinsangani to Kinshasa. His work … Venison, Zurich; Haus Für Kunst, Altdorf, Switzerland 2007 Congo Democratic, Extraspazio, Rome, Italy; Goodman Gallery, … Portraits, Michael Stevenson, Cape Town, South Africa Congo, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa; …

… The newly independent Republic of Congo’s army mutinies against Prime Minister Patrice …

… Congolese Democracy (RCD) suspends its participation in DR Congo’s transitional government. …

… The Belgian Congo becomes the independent Republic of the Congo, with Joseph Kasavubu as president and Patrice Lumumba …

… Anglo-Portuguese agreement on Zambezi and Congo grants Britain control of lower Zambezi and colonising rights up to the Congo. …

… Congo reaches a cease-fire agreement in Paris with Uganda and Rwanda, which support rebels in Congo, but the rebel groups thems …

… Joseph Kasavubu, first president of the Congo, dies in Boma, lower Congo.  He was born in Tshela, Leopoldville Province, in 19 …

… Gender and Decolonization in the Congo by Karen Bouwer …

… The Congo Wars Conflict, myth & reality by Thomas Tuner …

… Belgians suppress uprising of Arab slaveholders in Upper Congo.  …

… Moïse Kapenda Tshombe agrees to a unification of the Congo. …

… The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats DR Congo 1-0. …

… The battle for the Congo and the November aggression …

… A 3-week-old rebellion reaches the outskirts of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, and hundreds of soldiers are …

… in September 1960 to Ghana. When the plane stopped over in Congo, the Belgian authorities detained their plane after …

… King Leopold of Belgium hands over the Congo to the Belgian State. Previously he held it as a private possession. The Congo Fre …

… Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila wins a presidential election …

… Council votes unanimously to send a peacekeeping force to Congo’s north-eastern Ituri province. The European Un …

… White mercenaries and Black troops invade Congo from Portuguese Angola. …

… The masses and revolution in the People`s Republic of Congo …

… Democratic Republic of the Congo by Joseph R. Oppong and Tania Woodruff …

… France and Germany agree on boundaries between French Congo and Cameroons.  …

… Troops loyal to Congo’s new president, Laurent Kabila, break up protests in …

… beyond, including conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar and Zimbabwe, as well as the floods …