Congos
Two Congos Mostly people get confused about Congo. Basically there are two Congos which people use interchangeably. But both are different independent countries. One is Democratic Republic of Congo and other Republic of Congo. 1. Democratic Republic of Congo 2. Republic of Congo Continent Both are located in the continent of Africa. Capital 1. Capital of Democratic Republic of Congo is Congo Kinshasa. 2. Capital of Republic of Congo is Congo Brazzaville. History European Colony Both were European colonies until 1960. In Berlin Conference of 1881, the African continent was divided between the European Powers. Congo was divided into French Congo and Belgian Congo (in 1908). In the beginning, Belgian Congo was a Free State privately owned by King Leopold 2 of Belgium and was a Corporate State until 1908. Con