-
Mbandaka (pronounced [mbaˈnda.ka],
formerly known as
Coquilhatville in French, or
Coquilhatstad in Dutch) is a city in the
Democratic Republic of Congo...
-
upgraded to
provincial status in 1917.
Between 1933 and 1947 it was
named Coquilhatville. In 1962 it was
divided into
three smaller provinces, but they were...
-
Stanleyville became Kisangani,
Elisabethville became Lubumbashi, and
Coquilhatville became Mbandaka. In 1971,
Mobutu renamed the
country the
Republic of...
- 1926:
Renamed after its see as
Apostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatstad=
Coquilhatville,
having gained more
territory from the
above Apostolic Vicariate of...
- Léopoldville (now Kinshasa). His
mother eventually sent him to an
uncle in
Coquilhatville (present-day Mbandaka),
where he
attended the
Christian Brothers School...
- it was
renamed on 1926.01.28 as
Apostolic Prefecture of
Coquilhatville / de
Coquilhatville (Latin).
Having gained territory from the same
Apostolic Vicariate...
-
harbour infrastructure in the
cities of Boma, Matadi,
Leopoldville and
Coquilhatville.
Electricity and
waterworks in the main
cities were also funded. Airports...
- Adam Bombolé
Intole (born 18
March 1957 in
Coquilhatville,
Belgian Congo) is a
politician in the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo and was a
candidate in...
- he was
given the same
function at the
Public Prosecutor's
Office of
Coquilhatville. He
occasionally served as a
deputy judge at the court.
After Belgium...
-
Foreign Affairs Minister Évariste
Kimba were
arrested after attending the
Coquilhatville Conference of
Congo Leaders, the day they were
about to
board a plane...
