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Friday, July 23, 2021

Basic timeline of the Republic of Congo

This post is a basic timeline of the Republic of Congo. There are 13 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Kongo kingdom (1390-1914)
• Diogo Cao and Portugal arrive (1482)
• Loango kingdom (1550-1883)
• Battle of Mbwila (1665)
• Kongo Civil War (1665-1709)
• French Congo (1882-1960)
• King Leopold II rules Congo Free State (1885-1908)
• Repbulic of Congo gains independence (1960)
• Trios Glorieuses uprising (1963)
• Military coup d'état (1968)
• People's Republic of Congo (1969-1992)
• First Republic of Congo Civil War (1993-1994)
• Second Republic of Congo Civil War (1997-1999)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of the Republic of Congo at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of the Republic of Congo.)