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There is no country called Congo. The Democratic republic of the Congo was once Zaire, and before that the Belgian Congo. The ancient Kingdom of Congo included bits of Angola, Cabinda, DR Congo and the Republic of Congo. But British, no.

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Which European country controlled the African Congo before world war 2?

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