Kasa-Vubu (commune)
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Kasa-Vubu is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa
, the capital city
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Along with Kalamu, it forms the historical African heart of Kinshasa. Formerly known as Dendale, the town's name derives from the first president of the Congo after independence, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, who was elected mayor of the commune in 1957.
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of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Along with Kalamu, it forms the historical African heart of Kinshasa. Formerly known as Dendale, the town's name derives from the first president of the Congo after independence, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, who was elected mayor of the commune in 1957.