Place

Republic of the Congo

Also known as Congo-Brazzaville

The Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa on the north bank of the Congo River, with Brazzaville as its capital. As the French colony of Middle Congo it was part of French Equatorial Africa, and it became independent on 15 August 1960. It was a Marxist-Leninist one-party state from 1969 to 1991 and depends heavily on oil exports.

Republic of the Congo
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of TioMiddle Congo

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Republic of the Congo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/republic-of-the-congo
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“Republic of the Congo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/republic-of-the-congo. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Republic of the Congo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/republic-of-the-congo.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Republic of the Congo’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/republic-of-the-congo (Accessed: ).

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