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Coquilhatville

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Coquilhatville Congo (Kinshasa): see Mbandaka . Author not available, COQUILHATVILLE., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008... Read more
Mbandaka
, formerly Coquilhatville , city (1984 pop. 137,291), capital of Équateur province, W Congo (Kinshasa), a port on the Congo River. It is a commercial and transportation center and has tanning and fishing industries. Read more
Mbandaka
Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo Coquilhatville Developed as a colonial centre in 1886 and named ‘Coquilhat's Town’ after Camille‐Aimé Coquilhat (1853... Read more

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Papa Wendo.(Papa Wendo, a Congolese rumba singer)(Obituary)
; ...a Greek trader who loved rumba. It was he who united Wendo with Bowane, a 20-year-old genius with a band called Victoria Coquilhatville. For a year, Wendo and Bowane composed and recorded many hits together. Then the guitarist moved on, encapsulating Congolese... Read more

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