A great photograph by Marc Riboud (with a self-portrait)
Leopoldville airport, Congo, 1961
          Leopoldville airport, Congo, 1961
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    Bisher waren wir auf der ehemals belgischen Seite, in Leopoldville/Kinshasa - am anderen Ufer in Brazzaville formierten sich ebenfalls Bands oft mit Musikern, die zwischen beiden Flussseiten pendelten. Hier Les Bantous de la Capitale mit der ewigen Frage: Er oder ich?
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            August 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
            
              
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    Développement de Kinshasa, Kongo Central et Mai-Ndombe : un appel à l’unité autour de Simon Kimbangu Kiangani lancé
C’est ainsi que, vu la gravité de cette situation à la porte de Kinshasa, la Nouvelle Vision de la Grande Léopoldville, NVGL se propose d’organiser une Table Ronde sur la paix et le…
        
          C’est ainsi que, vu la gravité de cette situation à la porte de Kinshasa, la Nouvelle Vision de la Grande Léopoldville, NVGL se propose d’organiser une Table Ronde sur la paix et le…
Développement de Kinshasa, Kongo Central et Mai-Ndombe : un appel à l’unité autour de Simon Kimbangu Kiangani lancé
            C’est ainsi que, vu la gravité de cette situation à la porte de Kinshasa, la Nouvelle Vision de la Grande Léopoldville, NVGL se propose d’organiser une Table Ronde sur la paix et le développement de l’Espace Léopoldville à Nkamba, dans la province du Kongo Central au début de l’année 2025. Cette Table Ronde sera organisée sous le parrainage de Son Éminence Papa Simon Kimbangu Kiangani, Chef spirituel et représentant légal de l’église Kimbanguiste. De la genèse du conflit « teke-yaka »Les atrocités ont débuté au territoire de Kwamouth en juin 2022 entre les communautés Teke et Yaka. C’est alors qu’un mouvement de chasse de tous les non-originaires sera déclenché par les Teke. Ce conflit a déjà fait des centaines des morts en moins d’un an, selon Human Rights Watch.
          
            
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            December 31, 2024 at 8:03 PM
            
              
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        Acabo de llegir que l'objectiu de la rebel·lió del M23 és Kinsasa. Actualment es troben ocupant Goma. Entre Goma, tocant a la frontera de Rwanda i Kinsasa, antiga Leopoldville, hi ha 2600km. 
És molt interessant seguir el que està passant al Congo.
          És molt interessant seguir el que està passant al Congo.
            January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
            
              
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    Besides the war, the Allies have other annoyances too, however. In the Belgian Congo, an uprising breaks out against the long history of brutal exploitation there - not likely to affect things much as the Belgians do have troops present, but a reminder of the war's wider context.
          
            January 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
            
              
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    The 3 residences of the Governor-Generals of the #Congo.👇🏻 The first one build in #Boma during the period of the Free State, the second one in #Leopoldville during the Belgian period and the third one in today's #Kinshasa serves as the residence and administration of the President of the DRC.
          
            October 16, 2024 at 10:45 PM
            
              
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    The ability to trace the path back to the origin of HIV-Leopoldville, a colonial town, and the approx. year 1920, was through old tissue samples, kept in a dusty lab in Africa.
Read "Chimp & The River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest" by David Quamman
Samples are valuable for scientists.
          
          Read "Chimp & The River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest" by David Quamman
Samples are valuable for scientists.
            April 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
            
              
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        Not something I ever knew about below.
          
            October 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
            
              
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    Strangely not; genetic analysis shows that AIDS crossed over to humans in Leopoldville sometime between 1880-1930 (most likely 1915-1920), but I'm unaware of anyone who's written specifically on the intersection of colonization and AIDS.
        
          Aids: Origin of pandemic 'was 1920s Kinshasa'
            The origin of the Aids pandemic has been traced back to 1920s Kinshasa, in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, scientists say.
          
            
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            January 5, 2024 at 10:55 PM
            
              
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    1er novembre 1929 : Léopoldville (actuelle Kinshasa) devient capitale du Congo belge à la place de Boma. #CeJourLà
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            November 1, 2023 at 11:36 AM
            
              
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        La foto de la llegada de Hammerskhöld en Léopoldville (hoy Kinshasa) recibido por el primer ministro Cyrille Adoula y Joseph Mobutu (en traje militar), quien se convirtió a la postre en el presidente ee Zaire (hoy RDC) en 1965 hasta su muerte en 1997.
          
            July 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
            
              
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        Capital: leopoldville
          
            October 20, 2024 at 3:08 PM
            
              
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    Kinshasa, formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 17 million in 2024. It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the most...
        
            Kinshasa
            Kinshasa, formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 17 million in 2024. It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the most populous city and third-largest metropolitan area in Africa, and the world's twenty-second most populous city and fourth-most populous capital city. It is the leading economic, political, and cultural center of the DRC, housing several industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, banking, and entertainment. The city also hosts some of DRC's significant institutional buildings, such as the People's Palace, Palace of the Nation, Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court, African Union City, Marble Palace, Martyrs Stadium, Government House, Kinshasa Financial Center, and other national departments and agencies.
          
            
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            May 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
            
              
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        À Cherbourg, l’épave titanesque du « Léopoldville », vestige de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
        
            À Cherbourg, l’épave titanesque du « Léopoldville », vestige de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
            ÉPAVES DE LÉGENDE (2/5). Torpillé par un sous-marin allemand, le « Léopoldville » a coulé au large de Cherbourg la nuit de Noël 1944. Plus de 800 soldats américains sont morts dans cette tragédie.
          
            
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            July 30, 2024 at 7:36 AM
            
              
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        Toen Janssen ging zwemmen in Leopoldville
Botste hij met geweld tegen een krokodil
En van schrik zwom Jan Janssen van Congo naar hier
Maar dat is nog niet zo erg als een café zonder bier
(Boddejaan Schoepen)
Maar die zal het wel niet zijn 😉
          Botste hij met geweld tegen een krokodil
En van schrik zwom Jan Janssen van Congo naar hier
Maar dat is nog niet zo erg als een café zonder bier
(Boddejaan Schoepen)
Maar die zal het wel niet zijn 😉
            October 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
            
              
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    During a 1947 visit to Leopoldville in the Belgian #Congo, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was formally welcomed by Belgian Vice Governor General Petillon, British Consul Mr. Hirchbert, and a honor guard from the Force Publique, the Belgian Colonial Army.
          
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    July 21, 1923: The dedication of a bust of Belgium’s King Albert I at the Place de la Post in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), the newly named capital of the Belgian Congo territory.
          
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        @paninid I had to look up Katanga, it has an interesting history.
"The State of Katanga, also known as the Republic of Katanga, was a breakaway state that proclaimed its independence from Congo-Léopoldville on 11 July 1960 under Moise Tshombe, leader of the local CONAKAT political party. The […]
        
          "The State of Katanga, also known as the Republic of Katanga, was a breakaway state that proclaimed its independence from Congo-Léopoldville on 11 July 1960 under Moise Tshombe, leader of the local CONAKAT political party. The […]
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            October 30, 2024 at 2:37 AM
            
              
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        April 3, 1925: Belgian aviator Edmond Thieffry completes the first flight from Brussels to Léopoldville (Kinshasa), capital of the Belgian Congo, 51 days after he took off. He and his crew pose in front of their plane, the Princess Marie-José, with local visitors.
          
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    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat: Jazz and International Politics in Léopoldville
->Fair Observer | #Coup | More info from EcoSearch
        
            ->Fair Observer | #Coup | More info from EcoSearch
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat: Jazz and International Politics in Léopoldville
            Belgian director Johan Grimonprez reconstructs the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Prime Minister of the former Belgian Congo, in a jazz-infused documentary that received an Oscar nomination in the documentary category. He combines rare archive material with contributions from...
          
            
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    Zuckerberg fantasizes about his own Leopoldville.
          
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    “Marchand said the parliamentary inquiry had made clear that “Belgian civil servants took an active part in the transfer of Lumumba from Léopoldville (Kinshasa) to Katanga”, where he was murdered.”
          
      "Belgium’s federal prosecutor referred a 92-year-old former diplomat, Étienne Davignon, to the Brussels criminal court over alleged war crimes related to the killings."
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‘Lumumba everlasting’: Belgium marks Congo’s slain leader’s 100th birthday with exhibition – and possible trial
          Surprise move towards trial of veteran diplomat over Patrice Lumumba’s 1961 assassination coincides with show seeking to widen focus on his life and fight
        
          
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            July 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
            
              
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    15. Léopoldville           Kinshasa
16. Leverville Lusanga
17. Luluabourg Kananga
18. Moerbeke Kwilu-Ngongo
          16. Leverville Lusanga
17. Luluabourg Kananga
18. Moerbeke Kwilu-Ngongo
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