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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 ...
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 ...
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.
" La Concorde" (pronounced [la kɔ̃.kɔʁd]) is the national anthem of Gabon. Written and composed by politician Georges Aleka Damas , it was adopted upon independence in 1960. [ 1 ]
During the independence of the DRC, there have been four "national orders": Order of the Congolese Nation (Ordre de la Nation Congolaise), National Order of the Leopard (Ordre National du Léopard), National Order of Zaire (Ordre National du Zaïre), and the Order of the National Heroes Kabila-Lumumba, the last of which was founded by Law No. 009/2002 (5 August 2002) and amended by Decree-Law ...
Bundu dia Kongo supports the creation of an ethnically-Kongo state with borders similar to the pre-colonial Kingdom of Kongo during the 15th century [1] that would encompass parts of the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. [2]
" Chant de Ralliement" ("The Rallying Song"), also known as "Ô Cameroun berceau de nos ancêtres" ("O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers") is the national anthem of Cameroon and former national anthem of French Cameroon.