Stanleyville
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At one point, the “unmarried woman tax” was 20 percent of the budget of Stanleyville.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2011
When Jacopetti was taken off to be interrogated or worse in the Congo city of Stanleyville, he turned to his cameraman and said, "Smile, smile," so they would show their captors no fear.
From Time ● Aug. 21, 2011
Elisabethville had already been renamed Lubumbashi and Stanleyville had been changed to Kisangani.
From Time Magazine Archive
One day last week Anicet Kashamura quietly vanished, and was last seen speeding down the road toward Stanleyville in the custody of Gizenga's agents.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Léopoldville and Stanleyville have been shut down with riots and strikes, in case you haven’t heard. The old official plan did not go over so well.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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