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Belgian Congo (cod)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Belgian Congo ranks 2,232nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gorzów Wielkopolski, Pinner, and Ruda Śląska. Memorable people born in Belgian Congo include Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Antoine Gizenga, and Étienne Tshisekedi. Belgian Congo has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players. Belgian Congo is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1925 and 1950, Belgian Congo was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Antoine Gizenga, and Étienne Tshisekedi.

People Born in Belgian Congo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Belgian Congo were politicians (3), soccer players (3), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Belgian Congo, including Antoine Gizenga, Étienne Tshisekedi, and Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Belgian Congo, including Antoine Gizenga, Étienne Tshisekedi, and Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Belgian Congo since 1700.