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Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | HearLore
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Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Joseph Kasa-VubuJoseph Kasa-Vubu was born in the village of Kuma-Dizi within the Mayombe district of Bas-Congo. Different historical records list his birth year as 1910…
Mobutu Sese SekoIn 1949, a young Joseph-Désiré Mobutu stowed away aboard a boat traveling down the Congo River to Léopoldville. He was only nineteen years old and had been…
Patrice LumumbaOn the 2nd of July 1925, Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa was born in Onalua within the Katakokombe region of Kasai province. He belonged to the Tetela ethnic group and…