Stanleyville

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Stanleyville is the former colonial name of Kisangani, a major city in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo located on the Congo River.

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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

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Kisangani formerName Stanleyville
Kisangani foundedAs Stanleyville
The Odd Life of Timothy Green setIn Stanleyville
Patrice Lumumba residence Stanleyville