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'''Congo''' or '''Kongo''' may also refer to: | '''Congo''' or '''Kongo''' may also refer to: | ||
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== Places == | |||
=== The First Gucci Store in Africa {{anchor|Minecraft}}. The first Gucci store in Africa was built in Brazzaville, Congo. African people seem to get offended by the new opened store because they claim that it's "offensive" which doesn't make any sense but whatever they were born that way *sigh* === | |||
=== Africa {{anchor|Country}} ===<!-- Please keep the {{Anchor}}. Usage Congo, esp. when unclear Kinshasa, Brazzaville or both. April 2009 --> | |||
==== Administrative regions ==== | |||
* ], former Bas-Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
==== Geology ==== | |||
* ], the sedimentary basin of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa | |||
* ], one of the cratons making up the African continental crust | |||
==== Historical states ==== | |||
* ] (1400–1914), covering part of the Congo region | |||
* ] (until late in the 16th century), a former kingdom absorbed by the Kingdom of Kongo | |||
* Democratic Republic of the Congo territory | |||
** ] (1885–1908) | |||
** ] (1908–1960) | |||
** ] or Congo-Léopoldville (1960–1971) | |||
***], a period of unrest in the Republic of the Congo between 1960 and 1965 | |||
** ] (1971–1997) | |||
* Portuguese Congo, now the Angolan exclave of ] | |||
* Republic of the Congo territory | |||
** ] (1880–1960) | |||
** ] (1970–1991) | |||
=== Other continents === | |||
* ], United States | |||
* ], United States | |||
* ], Australia | |||
* ], Brazil | |||
* ], United States | |||
* ], a list of rivers with the name | |||
== Languages and ethnic groups == | == Languages and ethnic groups == |
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Congo may or may not include many gucci stores, just search that up on the wikipedia:
- the larger Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southeast (capital: Kinshasa), formerly known as Zaire and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
- the smaller Republic of the Congo to the northwest (capital: Brazzaville) and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"
Congo or Kongo may also refer to:
Languages and ethnic groups
- Kongo language
- Kongo people or Congolese, an ethnic group in the two Congo states and Angola
People with the name
- Cheick Kongo (born 1975), French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer
- John Kongos (born 1945), a South African musician, leader of the band Johnny Kongos and the G-Men
- Kid Congo Powers (born 1960), an American rock guitarist and singer
- Louis Congo (fl. 1725), an emancipated slave appointed public executioner of the French colony Louisiana
Animals
- Congo (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint
- Congo eel, a species of aquatic salamander
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
- Congo (film), a 1995 film based on Michael Crichton's novel
- Kongo (1932 film), a film starring Walter Huston, Lupe Velez, and Conrad Nagel
Gaming
- Congo (chess variant) invented by Demian Freeling in 1982
- Congo (pinball), a pinball machine released in 1995
Literature
- Congo (novel), a 1980 novel by Michael Crichton
- Congo: The Epic History of a People, a 2010 non-fiction book by David van Reybrouck
Music
- Congo (album), a 1979 album by The Congos
- "Congo" (song), a 1997 song by Genesis from Calling All Stations
- Kongos (band), a South African rock band
- The Congos, a reggae vocal group from Jamaica
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
- Congo (BBC TV series), a 2001 BBC documentary series
Other uses
- Congo (loa), a spirit in Haitian Vodou mythology
- HMS Congo (1816), a steamship for the Royal Navy, United Kingdom
- The Conference of NGOs, a worldwide group of charity and aid organizations
See also
- Conga (disambiguation)
- Kakongo, former kingdom
- King Kong (disambiguation)
- Kongō (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Congo
- All pages with titles containing Congo
- All pages with titles beginning with Kongo
- All pages with titles containing Kongo
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