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Kongo Kingdom (former nation/state/empire) |
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Lat: 04 18 36 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -4.3100 decimal degrees |
Long: 012 32 24 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.5400 decimal degrees |
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Note: Former kingdom located in what is now the Republic of the Congo and Angola. The kingdom was founded in 1390, and was eventually ceded to Portuguese territory, as part of Angola. |
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Kongo Kingdom (preferred,C,V)
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Kongo (C,V)
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Kongo, Kingdom of (C,V)
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Kingdom of Kongo (C,V)
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historical connection .... |
Angola .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000149] |
historical connection .... |
Congo .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000158] |
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