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Congo before Leopold.

Recently, D. R. Congo has been a focus for me. From it's history to recent & current political events. It captivates me. The Kingdom  of Kongo has a fascinating history; from the arrival of the Portuguese, slave trade, manufacturing firearms, Belgian colony, Lumumba, rumba, Mobutu Sese Seko, name change from Congo to Zaïre & back to Congo, T. P. Mazembe, Congolese sappeurs... everything about Congo / Kongo seems to attract my attention. I just want to show a few articles I found on the Kongo region & it's history before being a Belgian colony. 

Musket / flintlock manufactured in the Kongo Kingdom. 

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