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  • noun a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

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Examples

  • Consider this: Belgium, who's record in genocide is among the world's worst, and who created an entire concentration camp, called the Belgian Congo, has a problem with non-whites.

    Archive 2004-11-01 2004

  • In the late 1950s, when the northeastern corner of what was then the Belgian Congo was a rich, lush region of wheat and dairy farms, the northern end of Lake Kivu was a playground for European colonial settlers who thought they had found heaven on earth.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • Friends in Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika of the importance of their spreading out, and if possible sending pioneers into the surrounding areas in Africa, such as Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, Somaliland, and even

    Unfolding Destiny 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927

  • In this shot of a young man stealing the Belgian king's ceremonial sword during independence celebrations in the Belgian Congo, many of the professional photographers were positioned in front of the king, to capture his approach.

    Famous Frames And Their Facts 2011

  • The Nun's Story (1959)- Devout, kindhearted Belgian girl Gabrielle (Audrey Hepburn) takes vows and becomes Sister Luke, a nun who achieves her dream of working in the Belgian Congo and ministering to the infirm, yet not without difficulties of conscience.

    John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011

  • The Nun's Story (1959)- Devout, kindhearted Belgian girl Gabrielle (Audrey Hepburn) takes vows and becomes Sister Luke, a nun who achieves her dream of working in the Belgian Congo and ministering to the infirm, yet not without difficulties of conscience.

    John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011

  • The Nun's Story (1959)- Devout, kindhearted Belgian girl Gabrielle (Audrey Hepburn) takes vows and becomes Sister Luke, a nun who achieves her dream of working in the Belgian Congo and ministering to the infirm, yet not without difficulties of conscience.

    John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011

  • That's the Newt who loves Israel and takes Shedon Adelson's Jewish contributions to support his race to the White House or the Newt who wrote so lovingly about education in the Belgian Congo.

    Mark Axelrod: "Spanish Is a Language of the Ghetto"; or, Newt y Yo Mark Axelrod 2012

  • The Nun's Story (1959)- Devout, kindhearted Belgian girl Gabrielle (Audrey Hepburn) takes vows and becomes Sister Luke, a nun who achieves her dream of working in the Belgian Congo and ministering to the infirm, yet not without difficulties of conscience.

    John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011

  • The Nun's Story (1959)- Devout, kindhearted Belgian girl Gabrielle (Audrey Hepburn) takes vows and becomes Sister Luke, a nun who achieves her dream of working in the Belgian Congo and ministering to the infirm, yet not without difficulties of conscience.

    John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011

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