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What was the name of the colony that later became the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly known as the Belgian Congo, a colony of Belgium. Patrice Lumumba played a crucial role in the transformation of the Belgian Congo into an independent republic.
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