Colonization of Mongo basin :Effects
Title: Colonization of Mongo basin :Effects
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 2037 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Colonization of Mongo basin :Effects
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 2037 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Congo basin is a vast area of land in Africa which straddles the Equator. Its
historical records begin with the 'discovery of the Congo River by the Potugese'.(Nelson
1994:2) This land was inhabited long before European arrival, the Mongo and other indigenous
people of this area already lived in this area. This essay will delineate the short term and lasting
effects of European Imperialism in the Congo basin in regard mostly to the Mongo.
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face the atrocities which their ancestors
faced.
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