History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago and settled in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by Bantus from present-day Nigeria. During its history the area has also been known as Congo Free State, Belgian Congo and Zaire.
Further reading
- Forbath, Peter. (1977) The River Congo, Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-122490-1.
- Conrad, Joseph. (1902) Heart of Darkness. (fiction)
- Gondola, Ch. Didier. (2002) The History of Congo, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-31696-1. Covers Congolese history from the prehistoric period to 2002.
- Hall, Richard. (1974) Stanley: an adveturer explored, Purnell.
- Kingsolver, Barbara. (1998) The Poisonwood Bible, HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-017540-0. (fiction)
- Pakenham, Thomas. (1991) The scramble for Africa, Abacus. ISBN 0-349-10449-2.
- Rodney, Walter. (1974) How Europe underdeveloped Africa, Howard University Press. ISBN 0-88258-013-2.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | The Belgian Congo |
| ► | Changes in Congolese Society (brief overview) |
| ► | The Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| ► | Further reading |
| ► | External links |
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