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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Democratic Republic of the Congo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
It borders the Central African Republic and Sudan on the north, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania on the east, Zambia and Angola on the south, and the Republic of the Congo on the west.
The Congo is situated at the heart of the west-central portion of sub-Saharan Africa and is bounded by (Clockwise from the west) Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania across Lake Tanganyika, and Zambia.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo   (4755 words)

  
 Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Democratic Republic of the Congo aka Congo-Kinshasa (1964–66)
From the day of the arguably ill-prepared independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the tensions between the powerful leaders of the political elite, such as Joseph Kasa Vubu, Patrice Lumumba, Moise Tshombe, Joseph Mobutu and others, jeopardize the political stability of the new state.
The Current political situation is slightly ambiguous, because the Congo is living in the interregnum between two constitutions, that establish different political institutions, at the various levels, in all branches of government, as well different administrative divisions of the country.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo   (2623 words)

  
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaïre (zī'ēr, zäēr') [
It borders on Angola in the southwest and west, on Cabinda and the Republic of the Congo in the west, on the Central African Republic and Sudan in the north, on Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania in the east, and on Zambia in the southeast.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: History - History Early History The indigenous inhabitants of the region of the Congo were probably Pygmies,...
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0813218.html   (362 words)

  
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
The Congo, in west-central Africa, is bordered by the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and the Atlantic Ocean.
The country was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997, which had been its name before Mobutu changed it to Zaire in 1971.
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaïre, republic (2005 est.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0198161.html   (1379 words)

  
 Democratic Republic of Congo DRC on the Internet
Causes of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the way forward" by Claude Kabemba) and the complete texts of their most recent policy briefs ("From dilemma to détente: Pretoria's policy options on the DRC and Great Lakes" by Francis Kornegay and Chris Landsberg.
News on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda.
Congo The Transition, by Ernest Wamba dia Wamba and Mandisi Majavu.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/zaire.html   (9581 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Since 1997, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC; formerly called Zaire) has been rent by ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive inflow in 1994 of refugees from the fighting in Rwanda and Burundi.
The government of former president MOBUTU Sese Seko was toppled by a rebellion led by Laurent KABILA in May 1997; his regime was subsequently challenged by a Rwanda- and Uganda-backed rebellion in August 1998.
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast potential wealth - has declined drastically since the mid-1980s.
www.brainyatlas.com /geos/cg.html   (1381 words)

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