Belgian Congo

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Belgian_Congo

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area	2,344,858 km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Léopoldville
gptkbp:colonizedBy	gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:currency	Congolese franc
gptkbp:endDate	1960
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Lega gptkb:Luba gptkb:Kongo gptkb:Bemba gptkb:Lunda gptkb:Bembe gptkb:Mongo gptkb:Ngbandi gptkb:Banyabemba gptkb:Banyamulenge gptkb:Banyanga gptkb:Hemba gptkb:Mangbetu gptkb:Songye gptkb:Tetela gptkb:Tshokwe gptkb:Yaka Zande
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_the_Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Governor_General_of_Canada
gptkbp:independenceDate	1960
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	CG
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Congo_River
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Matadi gptkb:Stanleyville gptkb:Bukavu gptkb:Elisabethville
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Congo_Crisis gptkb:Force_Publique_mutiny_(1960) World War II uranium supply
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Moïse_Tshombe gptkb:King_Baudouin_of_Belgium gptkb:Patrice_Lumumba gptkb:Joseph_Kasa-Vubu
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:jewelry gptkb:uranium copper palm oil rubber
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:French
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Belgian_colonial_empire
gptkbp:population	13,535,000 (1959)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:startDate	1908
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Republic_of_the_Congo_(Léopoldville)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Belgian Congo