French Congo
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former French colony in Central Africa
Key facts
- Status
- French colony
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Common languages
- French (official), Fang , Myene , Kongo , Lingala
- Religion
- Christianity , Bwiti , Islam , traditional religions
- Currency
- French franc
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- Commons category
- French Congo
- inception
- 1882-11-30
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1906-00-00
- native label
- Congo français
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Today part ofRepublic of the Congo
The French Congo (French: Congo français), also known as Middle Congo (French: Moyen-Congo), was a French colony which at one time comprised the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo and parts of Gabon, and the Central African Republic. In 1910, it was made part of the larger French Equatorial Africa.
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1882 establishments in Africa1882 establishments in French Congo1882 establishments in the French colonial empire1960 disestablishments in Africa1960 disestablishments in the French colonial empireFormer colonies in AfricaFormer French coloniesFrance–Republic of the Congo relationsFrench colonisation in AfricaFrench CongoFrench Equatorial AfricaHistory of GabonHistory of the Republic of the Congo by periodStates and territories disestablished in 1910States and territories established in 1882Ubangi-Shari