[DOC] [TLE] Belgian Congo - Wikipedia [PAR] The Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in Central Africa between 1908 and 
1960 in what is ... The rules recognised (inter alia) the Congo basin as a free-
trade zone. ... From 1926, the colonial capital moved to Lopoldville, some 300 
km further ..... The government abandoned the use of colonial place names in 
1966:... [DOC] [TLE] Congo Free State - Wikipedia [PAR] The Congo Free State was a large state in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908, 
which was in personal union with the Kingdom of Belgium under Leopold II. 
Leopold was able to procure the region by convincing the European .... With 
Stanley's help, Leopold was able to claim a great area along the Congo, and 
military posts... [DOC] [TLE] Leopold II of Belgium - Wikipedia [PAR] Leopold II (9 April 1835  17 December 1909) was the second King of the 
Belgians, known for ... He used explorer Henry Morton Stanley to help him lay 
claim to the Congo, .... As Leopold's older brother, also named Louis Philippe, 
had died the year ..... His statue in the capital Kinshasa was removed after 
independence. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of the Republic of the Congo has been marked by diverse 
civilisations: indigenous, ... The earliest inhabitants of the region shrek present-
day Congo were the Bambuti people. .... French control over the region and 
making his capital soon afterwards at the small village named Mfoa later to be 
called Brazzaville. [DOC] [TLE] Scramble for Africa - Wikipedia [PAR] Comparison of Africa in the years 1880 and 1913. The "Scramble for Africa" was 
the invasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of .... In addition, 
surplus capital was often more profitably invested overseas, where cheap .... 
Portugal, which also claimed the area due to old treaties with the native Kongo 
Empire,... [DOC] [TLE] History Kingdom of Kongo - Africa Federation of Free States of Africa [PAR] In the meantime some of the more stable tribes in the Congo region were 
bringing ... They spoke admiringly of its capital, Sette-Camo, which they called 
San Salvador. ... They also repeated the list of their kings, a list of one hundred 
twenty names, ... African explorer Duarte Lopez in his book History of the 
Kingdom of Kongo. [DOC] [TLE] East Africa in the 19th Century - West Chester University's [PAR] In fall 1884, a German explorer named Karl Peters, traveled inland from Zanzibar 
... at the western edge of the territory claimed by the Sultan of Zanzibar. ... As 
European explorers ventured into the "great lakes" region of East Africa ... By the 
1880s however, Buganda was in a state of turmoil as a result of foreign 
influences. [DOC] [TLE] WashingtonPost.com: Congo Time Line [PAR] Portuguese explorers arrive and name the river and its basin the Congo. 1880s. 
Belgium claims the territory currently known as ... Zaire's cities and citizens take 
African names and the capital's name is changed from Leopoldville to Kinshasa. [DOC] [TLE] Scramble for Africa - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 11, 2015 ... David Livingstone, early explorer of the interior of Africa who ... Invisible financial 
exports, as mentioned, kept Britain out of the red, especially capital investments 
outside Europe, .... Colonization of the Kongo Empire (early 1880s) ... Portugal, 
which also claimed the area due to old treaties with the native... [DOC] [TLE] Colonialism in the Congo [PAR] Program Coordinator for Capitol Forum ... Colonialism in the Congo: Conquest, 
Conflict, and Commerce was .... In 1903, a British man named Roger Case- .... 
they began living in the area in about 40,000. BCE. ... they use the writings of 
European explorers, missionaries and merchants. ..... European power had yet to 
claim. [DOC] [TLE] History of Africa - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Feb 25, 2014 ... 4 History of Sub-Saharan Africa until 1880 C.E. ... 6.1 Nineteenth century 
European explorers; 6.2 Partition among ..... Before Angolan independence, the 
sovereignty of Portugal over this coastal region, except for the mouth of

Question: This Congolese capital was named for the explorer who in 1880 claimed the area
Answer: Brazzaville