Word: congo
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...cryptic note at the bottom of a page says, "It's a long trip, but they could have moved Bennington to the Belgian Congo and we'd still go--you're dating a woman of the world...
...want to leave the Congo...
...reasons for not being rescued, or at least for not being returned to Europe, Miss Manning implies; he had deserted a common-law wife and several foster children in Germany. That did not deter Stanley's expedition. It left Zanzibar on steamers for the mouth of the Congo in February 1887. The party consisted of eight white officers, some 600 Zanzibaris, 60 armed Soudanese, four Syrians, 13 Somalis. During part of the journey it carried a wealthy slave raider named Tippu-Tib, "gorgeously clad in silks, a jeweled turban and jeweled kris," with his 96 relatives. Among the cargo...
Senator Libois was not appeased. He was sure that Belgium was still shipping most of its Congo uranium to the U.S. Libois was asked: "Do you oppose the agreement with America because you want it with Russia instead?" Unblinkingly he replied: "No, I oppose it because Belgium is literally giving away her riches...
...Belgian Communists have their way, the party announced last week, the deal with the U.S. will be called off. Since many Belgians believe that Congo uranium is a potential energy source equal to all the world's coal and oil (and hence that Belgium is potentially one of the world's greatest powers), Belgian Communists thought they had an issue...