Congo Timeline
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Updated: 13 Nov 2017
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Created byDaniela Kuta
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1200s: Rise of Congo Empire in extreme western Congo1482: Portuguese navigator Diogo Cao was first to visit16th-17th Centuries: Slave Trade1870s: Belgian King Leopald II sets up a private venture to colonize the Congo18th-19th Centuries: Congo artists began making crucifixes and other religious objects that depict Jesus as African.1380: Foundation of Kingdom by King Lua Nimi1483: Diogo Cao sailed up Congo RiverMentioned in Cantino Atlas of 1502Country's independence in 1960Congolese army mutiniesEuropean investors forced out of countryCeasefire Accord signedPeace deal signedSecond peace deal signedNew Constitution adoptedPresidential and parliamentary polls are heldViolent protestsMatadi railroad builtPopulation decreaseBelgian parliament took over state from Kind Leopold IIBelgian population increase30 year plan publishedNationalist riotsCongo becomes independent
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