Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville): All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

Was a sovereign state in Central Africa, created with the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960. From 1960 to 1966, the country was also known as Congo-Léopoldville (after its capital) to distinguish it from its northwestern neighbor, which is also called the Republic of the Congo, alternatively known as "Congo-Brazzaville".