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Interesting Facts About The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Elaine Said:

what is an interesting fact about the democratic republic of congo?

We Answered:

It was colonizedf by Belgium was once called Zaire(and in the capital city Kinshasa they held
one of the most famous boxing matches in History involving Mohamed Ali and George Foreman.
The D.R.C as its somtimes knowen is one of the least explored parts of Africa yet has some of the greatest reserves but due to many isues is still a very poor country.It has large areas of rainforest and is very green and lush)hope this helped,im from scotland in the uk i was in the Dem rep of Congo in 2006 very interesting:)

Virgil Said:

Interesting facts about the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

We Answered:

Check out the book _King Leopold's Ghost_ by Adam Hochschild.

You won't find many "interesting" facts. More like gruesome ones.
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If you know of the "tradition" in Africa of the cutting off of enemies' hands, it started with King Leopold II of Belgium.

http://www.yale.edu/gsp/colonial/belgian…
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/35/…
http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/sep199…

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