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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering on Zambia. In 1960 it seceded and proclaimed itself an independent republic, but the insurrection was put down in 1963 with the aid of United Nations troops. From 1971 to 1997, the region was named Shaba.
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- proper noun A region in southeastern
Congo , originally conquered by the Congo Free State (owned by the Belgian king, not his European state) but administered as a corporate mining concession. - proper noun Since 1910, an autonomous part of the Belgian colony Congo.
- proper noun Since 1933, a regular
province , until 1947 however named after its capital: Elisabethstad in Dutch or Elisabethville in French. - proper noun In 1960 a unilaterally declared independent state; in 1961-63 reconquered by Congo and reorganized in three provinces until 1966; renamed Shaba 1972-1997 as part of president Mobutu's Zairization.
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Examples
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The mine, in Katanga Province, has been fraught with problems since early 2009, when Congo's government said Freeport had failed to meet the requirements of its mining-license review.
Congo Reaches Long-Awaited Deal With Freeport Andrea Hotter 2010
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Furthermore, the speed with which the Chinese SOEs reached a deal is striking by comparison to a mine in Katanga Province that Freeport recently opened -- Tenke Fungurume Mining Sarl -- which took more than a decade to finance and get off the ground.
StephenGoldsmith: FDI with Chinese Characteristics Stephen 2010
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Mobutu handed Lumumba over to his enemies in Katanga and they killed him.
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He handed him over to his enemies in Katanga and * they* killed him.
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(1925-1961), African political leader who supported strong central government, was out of office two months later and eventually imprisoned in Katanga; killed there in 1961 by parties still unknown, he was considered a martyr by his followers.
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(1919-1969), African political leader whose Opposition to strong central government resulted in Katanga's secession from the
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These are the only maps that reflect reasonably accurate surveys of Congo’s underground, and they want to use them for development plans in Katanga and elsewhere.
The Next Empire 2010
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These are the only maps that reflect reasonably accurate surveys of Congo’s underground, and they want to use them for development plans in Katanga and elsewhere.
The Next Empire 2010
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These are the only maps that reflect reasonably accurate surveys of Congo’s underground, and they want to use them for development plans in Katanga and elsewhere.
The Next Empire 2010
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Rua, at a place called Katanga, is rich in copper.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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