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" Debout Congolais" (Kongo: Telama besi Kongo; "Arise, Congolese") is the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was originally adopted in 1960 upon independence from Belgium but was replaced by "La Zaïroise" when the Congo changed its name to Zaire in 1971. It was finally reinstated when the Congo was reorganised in 1997.
" La Congolaise" (English: "The Congolese"; Kongo: "Besi Kôngo") is the national anthem of the Republic of the Congo. It was adopted upon independence from France in 1959, [1] replaced in 1969 by "Les Trois Glorieuses" but reinstated in 1991. The lyrics were written by Jacques Tondra and Georges Kibanghi, and the music was composed by Jean ...
The self-proclaimed, New Zaire Government in Exile, which tried to overthrow the Congolese government in May 2024, uses the national flag and anthem of Zaire. The Republic of Molossia, a self-declared micronation, uses the melody of La Zaïroise in its own national anthem, Fair Molossia is our Home. [citation needed]
French National Library. Accessed 25 November 2010. (in French) Audio clips: Traditional music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed 25 November 2010. (in French) Amnesty International. “DRC: Ban on Songs Criticizing the Government Highlights Urgent Need to Repeal Censorship Law.”
Toi qui en trois journées glorieuses Saisis et porte le drapeau Pour un Congo libre et nouveau, Qui ne jamais plus ne faillira, [a] Que personne n'effrayera. Refrain: Nous avons brisés nos chaines, Nous travaillerons sans peine, Nous sommes une Nation souveraine. II Si trop tôt me tue l'ennemi, Brave camarade, saisis mon fusil;
La Katangaise ("The Katangese") was the national anthem of the State of Katanga. The music was composed by Joseph Kiwele , who was Katanga's Minister of National Education. After the State of Katanga was dissolved in 1963 and integrated into the Democratic Republic of the Congo , a new anthem was adopted.
The national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has changed several times since 1997. The current one was introduced in 2006 and depicts a leopard head, surrounded by an elephant tusk to the left and a spear to the right. Below are the three words which make up the national motto: Justice, Paix, Travail (Justice, Peace, Work in French).
During the Third Republic, the name of the national anthem was changed to "l'UNITÉ NATIONALE". [6] This was the state anthem written by the party of Rally of the Togolese People that, between 1979 and 1992, replaced "Terre de nos aïeux". It was replaced by the old anthem in 1992, due to concerns that patriotism was equated with loyalty to the ...