The Belgian government controlled the country from 1908, when Leopold the Second, King of Belgium, was forced by international opinion to give up 'his' land, until 1960, when the country gained it's independence. France controlled the other Congo- Congo-Brazzaville.
Poland was the first Allied country invaded & defeated by Germany in WW2.
Conflict diamonds or 'blood diamonds -- have a history in Angola, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe. Each has a history of funding civil war or other mayhem using diamonds as far back as the 1980s. You can read more about each country's history with conflict diamonds, below.
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The flag that formerly featured a large 'R' belonged to the Republic of the Congo. This flag was used from 1970 to 1991, during a period when the country was known as Zaire under the leadership of Mobutu Sese Seko. The 'R' symbolized "République" and was part of a design that aimed to reflect the country's identity. The flag has since been changed to a new design without the 'R'.
No. It is an African country.
DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Congo
The Congo
the congo.
The DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO is the country in question.
The Belgian Congo was Belgiums African colony between 1908 and 1960. The country is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly known, in chronological order, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo-Léopoldville, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zaire
Congo
The Central African Republic.
In the Congo, which is now an independent African country, but at that time it was a colony of Belgium.
The Republic of Congo satisfies the information given.
Rwanda.Rwanda is the only African country that starts with the letter R.Republic of Congo, Rwanda