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
When Stanleyville fell last November, the white mercenaries who had fought the Congolese rebels began to fall apart themselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
U.S. intelligence duly noted that new Soviet advisers were trickling into the pro-Communist capital of Stanleyville.
From Time Magazine Archive
From there we planned to travel by ferry all the way to Stanleyville, where Lumumba still has enormous popular support.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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