1880-1910 History of Central Africa French Congo
1939-1960







Stamp issued for French Equatorial Africa (Moyen Congo) by France's Postal Administration



French Congo, 1918-1939



The French Congo was a remote province of the French Colonial Empire. From 1921 to 1934 the CONGO-OCEAN RAILWAY was built, from Pointe Noire to Brazzaville, heavily involving forced labour; c. 15,000 to 20,000 have died during the construction. In 1928 a revolt broke out, against abuses such as forced labour. It was suppressed.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		Republic of Congo, History of, from Infoplease
DOCUMENTS
REFERENCE Article : French Congo, in : Statesman's Year Book 1919 pp.861-863, 1924 pp.909-911, 1925 pp.921-923, 1926 pp.893-896, 1928 pp.909-911, 1929 pp.896-898, 1932 pp.898-901, 1937 pp.940-942 [G]



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