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1501: 1996: 1953: 222: 1961: 123: 1497:. As presidential elections scheduled for July 1997 approached, tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou camps mounted. On 5 June, President Lissouba's government forces surrounded Sassou's compound in Brazzaville, and Sassou ordered members of his private militia (known as "Cobras") to resist. Thus began a 4-month conflict that destroyed or damaged some of Brazzaville and caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. In October, the Angolan government began an invasion of Congo to install Sassou in power and the Lissouba government fell. After that, Sassou declared himself president. 232: 2674: 109: 6297: 4057:
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government claimed that the proposal was approved by 92% of voters, with 72% of eligible voters participating. The opposition who boycotted the referendum said that the government's statistics were false and the vote was a fake one. The election raised questions and was accompanied by civil unrest and police shootings of protesters; at least 18 people were killed by security forces during opposition rallies leading up to the referendum held in October.
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heralded a period of reform in French colonial policy. Congo "benefited" from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville. It had a local legislature after the adoption of
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On 27 March 2015, Sassou Nguesso announced that his government would hold a referendum on changing the country's 2002 constitution to allow him to run for a third consecutive term in office. On 25 October, the government held a referendum on allowing Sassou Nguesso to run in the next election. The
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Elections took place in April 1959. By the time the Congo became independent in August 1960, Opangault, the former opponent of Youlou, agreed to serve under him. Youlou, an avid anti-communist, became the first President of the Republic of the Congo. Since the political tension was so high in
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revelations, with attempts to censor them. One French investigation found over 110 bank accounts and dozens of "lavish properties" in France. Sassou denounced embezzlement investigations as "racist" and "colonial". Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, son of Denis Sassou Nguesso, has been named in
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In the 1980s, rising oil revenues enabled the government to finance larger-scale development projects. GDP grew an average of 5% annually. The government has mortgaged a portion of its petroleum earnings, contributing to a "shortage of revenues". On 12 January 1994, the devaluation of
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The administration presides over an "uneasy internal peace" and faces "difficult" economic problems of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty, with record-high oil prices since 2003. Natural gas and diamonds are other exports, while Congo was excluded from the
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of the civil war used to be based, in what was believed to be a distraction. This led to a revival of the Ninja rebels who launched attacks against the army in April 2016, leading 80,000 people to flee their homes. A ceasefire deal was signed in December 2017.
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in the south to over 2,000 millimetres (79 in) in central parts. The dry season is from June to August, while in the majority of the country, the wet season has 2 rainfall maxima: 1 in March–May and another in September–November.
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and in renewing cooperation with international financial institutions. Economic progress was "badly hurt" by slumping oil prices and the resumption of armed conflict in December 1998, which "worsened" the republic's budget deficit.
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during the 1930s. Some colonial architectural heritage is preserved. Restoration of architectural works is underway in Brazzaville, for example, at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne du Congo, which was completed in 2011.
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was less in 2002–05 than in 1991. Public education is theoretically free and mandatory for under-16-year-olds, and in practice, expenses exist. In 2005 net primary enrollment rate was 44%, a drop from 79% in 1991.
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reached the mouth of the Congo in 1484. Commercial relationships grew between the inland Bantu kingdoms and European merchants who traded in commodities, manufactured goods, and people captured and enslaved in the
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who became Congo's first elected president (1992–1997) during the period of multi-party democracy attempted to implement economic reforms with IMF backing to liberalize the economy. In the years 1993 and 1994 the
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and the standard of living of the Congolese improved. Some large production units with large workforces were built: the textile factory of Kinsoundi, the palm groves of Etoumbi, the match factory of
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The Republic of the Congo became fully independent from France on 15 August 1960. Youlou ruled as the country's first president until labor elements and rival political parties instigated a
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A pro-constitutional reform rally in Brazzaville during October 2015. The constitution's reforms were subsequently approved in a disputed election which saw demonstrations and violence.
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in a relationship some refer to as slavery. The Congolese Human Rights Observatory says that the Pygmies are treated as property in the same way as pets. On 30 December 2010, the
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Marien Ngouabi, who had participated in the coup, assumed the presidency on 31 December 1968. One year later, Ngouabi proclaimed the Congo Africa's first "people's republic", the
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Exploitation des hydrocarbures et protection de l'environnement en RĂ©publique du Congo : essai sur la complexitĂ© de leurs rapports Ă  la lumière du droit international
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69.5m (US$ 100m) enhanced structural adjustment facility (ESAF) and was on the verge of announcing a renewed annual agreement when civil war broke out in Congo in 1997.
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as the federal capital. Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural resource extraction. Construction of the
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prevalence was at 2.8% among 15- to 49-year-olds. Health expenditure was at US$ 30 per capita in 2004. A proportion of the population is undernourished, and
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to maintain his dictatorship. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 resulted in the ending of Soviet aid to prop up the regime, and it abdicated power.
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According to a 2011–12 survey, the total fertility rate was 5.1 children born per woman, with 4.5 in urban areas and 6.5 in rural areas.
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A list of subprefects (higher representatives of State in a district) nominated in December 2008 lists 86 districts. Search
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Samba G.; Nganga D.; Mpounza M. (2008). "Rainfall and temperature variations over Congo-Brazzaville between 1950 and 1998".
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that ousted him. The Congolese military took over the country and installed a civilian provisional government headed by
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are the largest ethnic group and form roughly half of the population. The most significant subgroups of the Kongo are
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adopted a law to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples. This law is "the first" of its kind in Africa.
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Public expenditure health was at 8.9% of the GDP in 2004 whereas private expenditure was at 1.3%. As of 2012, the
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A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776
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in 2004 amid allegations that most of its diamond exports were, in fact, being smuggled out of the neighboring
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army troops into the country to train his party's militia units. These troops helped his government survive a
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The Republic of the Congo has untapped base metal, gold, iron, and phosphate deposits. It is a member of the
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upheld the terms of the treaty and became an ally to the colonizers. This Congo Colony became known first as
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Congo's democratic progress was derailed in 1997 when Lissouba and Sassou started to fight for power in the
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1977. An 11-member Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was then named to head an interim government, with
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in 1958, AEF dissolved into its constituent parts, each of which became an autonomous colony within the
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The GDP of the Republic of the Congo grew by 6% in 2014 and is expected to have grown by 7.5% in 2015.
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and signed a 20-year friendship pact with the Soviet Union. Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on
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The economy is a mixture of village agriculture and handicrafts, an industrial sector based mainly on
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plains in the North Niari flooded forests, to the Congo River, to the rugged mountains and forests of
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Before the 1997 war, about 9,000 Europeans and other non-Africans lived in Congo, most of whom were
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Economic reform efforts continued with the support of international organizations, including the
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in the north virtually uninhabited. 70% of its total population lives in urban areas, namely in
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According to World Happiness Report 2024, Congo (Brazzaville) is ranked 89th among 140 nations.
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Under the 1963 constitution, Massamba-DĂ©bat was elected president for a five-year term. During
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According to CIA World Factbook, the people of the Republic of the Congo are largely a mix of
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currencies by 50% resulted in an inflation of 46% in 1994, and inflation has subsided since.
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make up 1.6%; this is primarily due to an influx of foreign workers into the urban centers.
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is a problem in Congo. There were 20 physicians per 100,000 persons in the 2000s (decade).
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Its population is concentrated in the southwestern portion, leaving the areas of tropical
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Digithèque matériaux juridiques et politiques, Jean-Pierre Maury, Université de Perpignan
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The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of
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advised his supporters to boycott the elections and then withdrew from the race. A
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as the mainstay of the economy. In 2008, the oil sector accounted for 65% of the
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for the first time in its history. In 1965, Congo established relations with the
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whose isolation from humans has been mostly preserved by "inhospitable" swamps.
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serving as president. Two years later, Yhombi-Opango was forced from power, and
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first arrived in 1483 or 1484. The kingdom's name derived from its people, the
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live in the north, east and in Brazzaville and form 13.1% of the population.
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John F. Clark, "Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolidate", in
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The southwest is a coastal plain for which the primary drainage is the
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This article is about the smaller country. For the larger country, see
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mean score of 8.89/10, ranking it 12th globally out of 172 countries.
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is dependent on the oil sector. and economic growth has slowed since
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Congo Republic president says expects referendum over the third term
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A proportional representation of Republic of the Congo exports, 2019
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Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
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Map: Situation de l'exploitation forestière en République du Congo
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During the period when France colonised it, it was known as the
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Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique
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studied gorillas in "heavily forested" regions centered on the
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Map of the Republic of the Congo exhibiting its 12 departments
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Index

Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo (disambiguation)
French
Lingala
Kituba
Flag of Congo
Flag
Coat of arms of Congo
Coat of arms
La Congolaise
Kongo


Brazzaville
4°16′S 15°17′E / 4.267°S 15.283°E / -4.267; 15.283
French
Kituba
Lingala
Christianity
no religion
traditional faiths
Islam
Demonym(s)
Congolese
Congo
Unitary
semi-presidential
republic
dominant-party

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