The d.r. congo

History

• First inhabited by negrato (pgymies)
• Pushed into mountains by Bantu and Nilotic invaders
• Bantus arrived around 1000 BC
• Began seperating into states that were ruled by a monarch
• Luba, Bantu, and Lunda were the tribes/kingdoms

Colonization

• Invaded in 19th century
• Turned the country into a trade post
• Henery Morton Stanley
• 1870 by King Leopold II
• Trying to insure prosperity

Modern day conflicts

• Congo & Rwanda: Troubled history
• Struggling to recover from Africa's WW
• 1998-2003 estimated 3 million dead, fighting/malnutrition
• Constant battleground

Geo. Facts

• Captial: Kinshusa
• Bicamaral legislature
• Edu. and lit. rate: 66.8%
• Male 76.9%
• Female 57%

Cont.

• Infant mortality rate: 75/1000
• Child birth mortality rate 13/1000
• Exports: Diamonds, expensive metals
• Languages: French
• Religion: 50% Roman Catholic

MAjor current event

• Mass Rapes
• Showing United Nations weakness
• House-to-House "gang-raping"
• Atleast 200 women, stats
• All ages 80+ , last up to 3 days

Pictures

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Kimanura volcano