Not to be confused with Belgian Congo or Portuguese Congo.
French Congo
Congo français(French)
1882–1960
Flag
Status
French colony
Capital
Brazzaville
Common languages
French (official) Fang, Myene, Kongo, Lingala
Religion
Christianity, Bwiti, Islam, traditional religions
History
• Established
1882[1]
• Renamed Middle Congo
1903
• Reestablished as French Equatorial Africa
1910
Currency
French franc
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Kongo
Kingdom of Loango
Kingdom of Orungu
French Equatorial Africa
Today part of
Republic of the Congo
The French Congo (French: Congo français) or Middle Congo (French: Moyen-Congo) was a French colony which at one time comprised the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo and parts of Gabon, and the Central African Republic. In 1910, it was made part of the larger French Equatorial Africa.
The modern Republic of the Congo is considered French Congo's successor state, having virtually identical borders, and having inherited rights to sovereignty and independence from France through the dissolution of French Equatorial Africa in the late 1950s.
^Histoire militaire des colonies, pays de protectorat et pays sous mandat. 7. "Histoire militaire de l'Afrique Équatoriale française". 1931. Accessed 9 October 2011. (in French)
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