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plural Congolese
A person from the Congo or any Congolese state. quotations
The first feature film ever made in Congo by a Congolese was Le hasard n'existe pas (There is no such thing as luck, 1977), by Madenda and Luzolo, and it was filmed in 16mm and in black and white.
2002, Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike, Questioning African Cinema: Conversations With Filmmakers, U of Minnesota Press, page 134
A person from the Republic of the Congo. examples
A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). examples
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Of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state. quotations
Where there were disagreements between the Portuguese and Congolese authorities with regard to the trading in African slaves, these tended to be about numbers, rather than the trade in human beings itself. According to some sources, the Congolese monarch publicly expressed his concerns to the Portuguese representatives that some European traders were enslaving all African citizens,
2012, Phillip Jones, Mariners, Merchants And The Military Too
Of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo or its people. examples
Of, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo or its people. examples