Stanleyville
E599475
Stanleyville is the former colonial name of Kisangani, a major city in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo located on the Congo River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stanleyville canonical | 4 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era place name
ⓘ
former name of city ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Kisangani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Simba rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
1964 Stanleyville hostage crisis
ⓘ
Congo Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| economicRole |
center for regional commerce
ⓘ
trading center ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Kisangani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerStatus | major city of Belgian Congo ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important colonial administrative center in central Africa ⓘ |
| languageOfColonialAdministration | French ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Tshopo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lualaba–Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Morton Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowKnownAs | Kisangani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper Congo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByName | Kisangani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
major river port
ⓘ
regional administrative center ⓘ |
| transportRole |
railway terminus
ⓘ
river transport hub ⓘ |
| usedDuring | colonial period ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.