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Middle Congo

British  

noun

  1. one of the four territories of former French Equatorial Africa, in W central Africa: became an autonomous member of the French Community, as the Republic of the Congo, in 1958

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Africa's Middle Congo a kani is a wizard, and along the banks of the muddy Alima River a kani's orders are not taken lightly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Background: Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo.

From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Inhabitants and Chief Towns.—A census, necessarily imperfect, taken in 1906 showed a total population, exclusive of Wadai, of 3,652,000, divided in districts as follows:—Gabun, 376,000; Middle Congo, 259,000; Ubangi-Shari, 2,130,000; Chad, 885,000.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

Congo, Republic of the:   Upon independence in 1960, the former French   region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Similarly the French Congo territories have been divided into three colonies—the Gabun, the Middle Congo and the Ubangi-Shari-Chad—all united administratively under a commissioner-general.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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