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Boma
Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo Lombi, Embomma ‘Place of the King’ in Babwendé, according to Sir Henry Morton Stanley†, the British explorer who founded the Congo Free State in 1879. A ‘boma’ is a tall and impenetrable hedge of thorn branches constructed for protection against wild animals. Between 1886 and 1926 the town was the capital of the Congo Free State (later the Belgian Congo).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Boma." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Boma." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Boma.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Boma." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Boma.html |
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Boma
Boma , city (1984 pop. 197,617), Bas-Congo province, W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River estuary. A port and railhead, it exports tropical timber, bananas, cacao, and palm products. Boma was the capital of the Congo Free State (after 1908 the Belgian Congo) from 1887 to 1926, when it was changed to Leopoldville (now Kinshasa). |
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"Boma." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Boma." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Boma.html "Boma." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Boma.html |
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