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BELGIAN CONGO [4 records]

Record 1 2021-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

One of an ancient breed of hound native to central Africa, the basenji is used to point and retrieve and to drive quarry into a net. Known as the barkless dog, it produces a variety of sounds other than barks. Its finely wrinkled forehead, erect ears, and tightly curled tail give it a characteristic alert expression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
CD
classification system code, see observation
COD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country in central Africa comprising most of the Congo River basin, east of the lower Congo River, and crossed by the Equator.

OBS

Capital: Kinshasa.

OBS

Inhabitant: Congolese.

OBS

CD; COD: codes recognized by ISO.

OBS

The definite article is used before the name "Congo" in "Democratic Republic of the Congo."

OBS

Not to be confused with the "Republic of the Congo."

OBS

Zaire: from 1971 to 1997.

OBS

Belgian Congo : from 1908 to 1960.

OBS

Congo Free State: from 1885 to 1908.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CD
classification system code, see observation
COD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État d'Afrique centrale.

OBS

Capitale : Kinshasa.

OBS

Habitant : Congolais, Congolaise.

OBS

CD; COD : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la «République du Congo».

OBS

Zaïre : de 1971 à 1997.

OBS

Congo belge : de 1908 à 1960.

PHR

aller en République démocratique du Congo, visiter la République démocratique du Congo

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CD
classification system code, see observation
COD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado de África central.

OBS

Capital: Kinshasa.

OBS

Habitante: congoleño, congoleña.

OBS

CD; COD: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

El nombre "Congo" va precedido por el artículo definido en "República Democrática del Congo".

OBS

No confundir con la "República del Congo".

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Record 3 1995-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
CONT

... when the Bessemer process was being invented, in the mid-nineteenth century, world supplies of iron ore were assumed to be slight. But when the new furnace revolutionized steel making, huge new iron mines were opened up.

CONT

... some of the developers of nuclear power believed that reactors could not be much more than a toy, given that the world supply of uranium was apparently limited to reserves in the former Belgian Congo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treaties and Conventions
CONT

The emancipation of the Congo from Belgian rule was-following a Round Table Conference, the enactment of a loi fondamentale on 16 May 1960 and the conclusion of a treaty of friendship and assistance between Belgium and the first Government of the Congo on 29 June 1960-legally brought about by a formal transfer of power by the King of the Belgians to the emerging Republic of the Congo(...).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traités et alliances
CONT

Pacte de garantie et d'assistance. Obligation pour un État, en vertu de l'engagement pris d'assurer l'application et le respect des droits d'un autre État.

Spanish

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