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Kongo: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date c. 1301 - 1665

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Map of Africa showing the location of the historical Kingdom of Kongo, highlighted in orange along the west-central coast near the Atlantic Ocean, in the region overlapping present-day Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Surrounding countries and geographic features are labeled for context.
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Related Places

Congo (Brazzaville)
Republic of the Congo
capital at Brazzaville
Angola
Angola
country, Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
capital at Kinshasa

Key People

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Afonso I
king of Kongo kingdom