French Congo , French Congo Français , French possessions in Equatorial Africa from 1897 to 1910, when the colonies Gabon , Central Congo (Moyen-Congo) and Ubangi-Shari-Chad were combined under this name Afrique Équatoriale Française (AEF). Thereafter the term Middle Congo was used to refer to the Middle Congo until it became the Congo Republic (1959; now the Republic of the Congo ).
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