Congo National Anthem
Congolese standing is the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was written by the Reverend Father Simon-Pierre Boka, composed by Joseph Lutumba and adopted the year of independence of the country in 1960. This hymn was replaced by Zaire, also written by Boka, in 1971 under Mobutu. Since the takeover of Laurent-Désiré Kabila in 1997, Congolese Stand has become again the national anthem.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (in Kikongo Repubilika ya Kongo Demokratiki, in Swahili Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, in Lingala Repubilíka ya Kongó Demokratíki, in Ditunga tshiluba dia Kongu wa Mungalaata) is a country of Central Africa. It is the fourth most populous country in Africa and the most populous French-speaking country.
The country is also called simply Congo, or more often DRC, Congo-Kinshasa or DR Congo to differentiate it from the neighboring Republic of Congo, itself called "Congo-Brazzaville" for the same reason. From 1908 to 1960, this former colony was called Belgian Congo but also "Congo-Leopoldville" until 1966, date of the change of name of the capital in Kinshasa. With Zairianization, the country was called Zaire from 1971 to 1997.
Kinshasa, called "Leopoldville" from 1881 to 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In English it is: Democratic Republic of the Congo (en)
In Kikongo it is: Repubilika ya Kongo Demokratiki (kg)
In Swahili it is: Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (sw)
In Lingala it is: Republiki ya Kongó Demokratiki (ln)
In Tshiluba it is: Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata (lua)
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