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Descriptor English:
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Descriptor Spanish:
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República Democrática del Congo
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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República Democrática do Congo
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Synonyms English:
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Belgian Congo
Congo (Kinshasa)
Katanga
Zaire
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Tree Number:
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Z01.058.290.100.220
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Definition English:
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A republic in central Africa, east of the REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, south of the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC and north of ANGOLA and ZAMBIA. The capital is Kinshasa. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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formerly Zaire (capital at Kinshasa formerly Leopoldville); do not confuse with Republic of Congo (capital at Brazzaville) ( = CONGO); for entry term ZAIRE in French titles use diacrit: Zaïre, in English titles spell as Zaire
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History Note English:
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98(74)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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15419
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Unique Identifier:
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D015023
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