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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.
In 1970, the National Spiritual Assembly (national administrative council) was first elected. Though the religion was banned in the 1970s and 1980s, due to misrepresentations of foreign governments, the ban was lifted by the end of the 1980s. In 2012, plans were announced to build a national BaháΚΌí House of Worship in the country. [citation ...
" 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 ...
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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]
" La Zaïroise" (French for "The Zairian") was the national anthem of Zaire, from 1971 to 1997. The lyrics were written by Joseph Lutumba , and the music was composed by Simon-Pierre Boka Di Mpasi Londi.
The municipality contains the Iquiri National Forest, a 1,472,599 hectares (3,638,870 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 2008. [4] The municipality also contains part of the Mapinguari National Park, a 1,776,914 hectares (4,390,850 acres) conservation unit created in 2008. [5]
The National Museum of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Musée national de la République démocratique du Congo, or MNRDC) is a museum for the cultural history of the numerous ethnic groups and historical epochs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the capital Kinshasa.