Katanga

English Etymology en Pronunciation en Proper noun en region in the southeastern c/Democratic Republic of the Congo, originally conquered by the Congo Free State (owned by the Belgian king, not his European state) but administered as a corporate mining concession. Since 1910, an autonomous part of the Belgian colony Congo. Since 1933, a regular province, until 1947 however named after its capital: Elisabethstad in Dutch or Elisabethville in French. 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 Zaireanization. Derived terms en East Katanga Haut-Katanga Katangese North Katanga South Katanga Translations Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 加丹加 Jiādānjiā Dutch: nl Katanga French: fr Katanga German: de Katanga Anagrams en aaagknt kaganat Dutch Proper noun nl region in the southeastern c/Democratic Republic of the Congo, originally conquered by the Congo Free State (owned by the Belgian king, not his European state) but administered as a corporate mining concession since 1910, an autonomous part of the Belgian colony Congo since 1933, a regular province, until 1947 however named after its capital: Elisabethstad in Dutch or Elisabethville in French 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 Derived terms nl Katangees m & adjective nl Noord-Katanga nl Oost-Katanga nl Zuid-Katanga French Proper noun m fr region in the southeastern c/Democratic Republic of the Congo, originally conquered by the Congo Free State (owned by the Belgian king, not his European state) but administered as a corporate mining concession Since 1910, an autonomous part of the Belgian colony Congo Since 1933, a regular province, until 1947 however named after its capital: Elisabethstad in Dutch or Elisabethville in French 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 Derived terms fr Katangais m fr katangais adjective fr Katanga oriental m fr Nord-Katanga m fr Sud-Katanga m