aug 1, 1482 - First European discovers the Congo

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Diogo Cão was a Portuguese explorer who had his most famous explorations in the end of the 15th century. In August of 1482, he became the first European to discover the mouth of the Congo River, where he set up a pillar to mark the area as Portuguese territory.

Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Diogo Cão." Encyclopedia Britannica, September 16, 2016. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diogo-Cao.

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