Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo, or République du Congo, is a country in central Africa.

Its stamps can be confused with the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (République Democratique du Congo. In the early 1960s, the latter also used the name "République du Congo". Both used the name "Congo" only on its stamps at different times. The subject of this article is the country with its capital at Brazzaville, so it is sometimes called Congo-Brazzaville.


 * it was originally the Middle Congo (Moyen Congo), a part of French Equatorial Africa (Afrique Equatoriale Française). The Middle Congo gained partial independence in 1958, issuing its own stamp as the Republic of the Congo. In August 1960, it gained its full independence.
 * Beginning in 1970, the Marxist-Leninist government changed the country's name to the Congo People's Republic, or République Populaire du Congo.
 * In 1991, the country's name became Congo as reflected on its stamps.
 * In 1993, the name reverted to République du Congo.

 File:Rep Congo fields.jpg|1970 stamp, laying coaxial cable. File:Congo Peoples Rep A.jpg|1971 stamp commemorating the second anniversary of the people's republic. 