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French Congo: see Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,039,000), 132,046 sq mi (342,000 sq km), W central Africa. The Congo is bordered on the west by Gabon; on the north by Cameroon and the Central African Republic; on the east and southeast by the Democratic Republic ..... Click the link for more information. . French Equatorial Africaformerly French CongoFormer federation of French possessions, western Central Africa. It was in existence from 1910 to 1959; its capital was Brazzaville. With independence in 1960, the former territory of Ubangi-Shari, to which Chad had been attached in 1920, became the Central African Republic and the Republic of Chad; the Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo; and Gabon became the Republic of Gabon. |
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| Thursday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Cox Arena, Felix got as hot as the blistering summer afternoons in his native land, the French Congo. We need to take Prouve back from the decorators and return him to the architects,' says Rubin, who initiated the rescue and restoration of two versions of the Tropical House from war-torn Brazzaville in the former French Congo. |
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