Brazza
Americannoun
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The French takeover of its African colonies was sometimes peaceful, as when Brazza signed a treaty with the Bateke ruler King Illoh Makoko in today’s Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Tshombe's object: to overload Brazza ville's shaky economy, fan enough dis content to overthrow Massamba-Debat's already strife-torn government.
From Time Magazine Archive
De Brazza was anxious to obtain for France some part of the Congo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
But he soon found himself in conflict with the active French agents under de Brazza, who had made their way into the Congo valley from the north-west.
From The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History by Muir, Ramsay
I notice upon the walls sets of pictures of terrific incidents in Algerian campaigns, and a copy of that superb head of M. de Brazza in Arab headgear.
From Travels in West Africa by Kingsley, Mary H.
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