Republic of the Congo
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The Republic of the Congo (ROC), also known as Congo-Brazzaville (and locally as "Braza"), is the smaller of the two countries and lies to the west. It was once a French colony, originally part of French Congo and later of French Equatorial Africa. Between 1971 and 1997 (and also in some recent publications[1]) it was simply referred to as "Congo".
The area was dominated by Bantu tribes throughout most of its history. It was annexed as a colony of France in the 1880s as part of French Equatorial Africa, and Brazzaville was the symbolic capital of Free France during World War II.
The country gained its independence from France in 1960 as the Congo Republic. It has had decades of political struggle since, with fragile elected governments often subject to military coups.
The area was dominated by Bantu tribes throughout most of its history. It was annexed as a colony of France in the 1880s as part of French Equatorial Africa, and Brazzaville was the symbolic capital of Free France during World War II.
The country gained its independence from France in 1960 as the Congo Republic. It has had decades of political struggle since, with fragile elected governments often subject to military coups.
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