id
stringlengths 24
24
| title
stringlengths 3
59
| context
stringlengths 151
4.06k
| question
stringlengths 12
184
| answers
dict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5acff47177cf76001a68660c
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), also known as Congo, Congo Republic, West Congo[citation needed], or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to the west; Cameroon to the northwest; the Central African Republic to the northeast; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east and south; and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to the southwest.
|
What borders northwest Cameroon?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff47177cf76001a68660d
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), also known as Congo, Congo Republic, West Congo[citation needed], or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to the west; Cameroon to the northwest; the Central African Republic to the northeast; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east and south; and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to the southwest.
|
What is the French name for Gabon?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff47177cf76001a68660e
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), also known as Congo, Congo Republic, West Congo[citation needed], or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to the west; Cameroon to the northwest; the Central African Republic to the northeast; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east and south; and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to the southwest.
|
What is the Central African Republic also known as?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff5ca77cf76001a686632
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist–Leninist one-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.
|
What language dominated Equatorial Africa?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff5ca77cf76001a686633
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist–Leninist one-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.
|
When did the Congo lose its independence from colonial rule?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff5ca77cf76001a686634
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist–Leninist one-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.
|
What year was President Denis Sassou Nguesso ousted?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff5ca77cf76001a686635
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist–Leninist one-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.
|
What conflict removed President Denis Sassou Nguesso from power?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff5ca77cf76001a686636
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist–Leninist one-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.
|
How many years did President Denis Sassou Nguesso rule the democratically elected government?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff6cc77cf76001a686676
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The political stability and development of hydrocarbon production made Republic of Congo the fourth largest oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea and provided the country with a relative prosperity despite the poor state of its infrastructure and public services and an unequal distribution of oil revenues.
|
What factors led to the Republic of Congo being the third largest oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff6cc77cf76001a686677
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The political stability and development of hydrocarbon production made Republic of Congo the fourth largest oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea and provided the country with a relative prosperity despite the poor state of its infrastructure and public services and an unequal distribution of oil revenues.
|
What is the Congo's rank among all the oil generating nations of the world?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff6cc77cf76001a686678
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The political stability and development of hydrocarbon production made Republic of Congo the fourth largest oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea and provided the country with a relative prosperity despite the poor state of its infrastructure and public services and an unequal distribution of oil revenues.
|
What income is evenly distributed in the Congo?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff6cc77cf76001a686679
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The political stability and development of hydrocarbon production made Republic of Congo the fourth largest oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea and provided the country with a relative prosperity despite the poor state of its infrastructure and public services and an unequal distribution of oil revenues.
|
What economic status did oil revenue fail to provide for the Congo?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff6cc77cf76001a68667a
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The political stability and development of hydrocarbon production made Republic of Congo the fourth largest oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea and provided the country with a relative prosperity despite the poor state of its infrastructure and public services and an unequal distribution of oil revenues.
|
What kind of services in the Congo are in good shape?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff76f77cf76001a686694
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Bantu-speaking peoples who founded tribes during the Bantu expansions largely displaced and absorbed the earliest inhabitants of the region, the Pygmy people, about 1500 BC. The Bakongo, a Bantu ethnic group that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, formed the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those countries. Several Bantu kingdoms—notably those of the Kongo, the Loango, and the Teke—built trade links leading into the Congo River basin.
|
What language did the Pygmy people speak?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff76f77cf76001a686695
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Bantu-speaking peoples who founded tribes during the Bantu expansions largely displaced and absorbed the earliest inhabitants of the region, the Pygmy people, about 1500 BC. The Bakongo, a Bantu ethnic group that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, formed the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those countries. Several Bantu kingdoms—notably those of the Kongo, the Loango, and the Teke—built trade links leading into the Congo River basin.
|
When did the Pygmy people displace the Bantu?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff76f77cf76001a686696
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Bantu-speaking peoples who founded tribes during the Bantu expansions largely displaced and absorbed the earliest inhabitants of the region, the Pygmy people, about 1500 BC. The Bakongo, a Bantu ethnic group that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, formed the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those countries. Several Bantu kingdoms—notably those of the Kongo, the Loango, and the Teke—built trade links leading into the Congo River basin.
|
What did the Pygmy people form a basis for?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff76f77cf76001a686697
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Bantu-speaking peoples who founded tribes during the Bantu expansions largely displaced and absorbed the earliest inhabitants of the region, the Pygmy people, about 1500 BC. The Bakongo, a Bantu ethnic group that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, formed the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those countries. Several Bantu kingdoms—notably those of the Kongo, the Loango, and the Teke—built trade links leading into the Congo River basin.
|
What Bantu kingdom never traded with the Congo River basin?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff76f77cf76001a686698
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Bantu-speaking peoples who founded tribes during the Bantu expansions largely displaced and absorbed the earliest inhabitants of the region, the Pygmy people, about 1500 BC. The Bakongo, a Bantu ethnic group that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, formed the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those countries. Several Bantu kingdoms—notably those of the Kongo, the Loango, and the Teke—built trade links leading into the Congo River basin.
|
What Pygmy kingdom built trade links with the Congo River basin?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff89a77cf76001a6866a8
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão reached the mouth of the Congo in 1484. Commercial relationships quickly grew between the inland Bantu kingdoms and European merchants who traded various commodities, manufactured goods, and people captured from the hinterlands. After centuries as a major hub for transatlantic trade, direct European colonization of the Congo river delta began in the late 19th century, subsequently eroding the power of the Bantu societies in the region.
|
What Bantu explorer reached the mouth of the Congo in 1484?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff89a77cf76001a6866a9
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão reached the mouth of the Congo in 1484. Commercial relationships quickly grew between the inland Bantu kingdoms and European merchants who traded various commodities, manufactured goods, and people captured from the hinterlands. After centuries as a major hub for transatlantic trade, direct European colonization of the Congo river delta began in the late 19th century, subsequently eroding the power of the Bantu societies in the region.
|
What is an example of something that was not traded between the Bantu and European merchants?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff89a77cf76001a6866aa
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão reached the mouth of the Congo in 1484. Commercial relationships quickly grew between the inland Bantu kingdoms and European merchants who traded various commodities, manufactured goods, and people captured from the hinterlands. After centuries as a major hub for transatlantic trade, direct European colonization of the Congo river delta began in the late 19th century, subsequently eroding the power of the Bantu societies in the region.
|
What was responsible for the power of Bantu societies growing in the late 19th century?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff89a77cf76001a6866ab
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão reached the mouth of the Congo in 1484. Commercial relationships quickly grew between the inland Bantu kingdoms and European merchants who traded various commodities, manufactured goods, and people captured from the hinterlands. After centuries as a major hub for transatlantic trade, direct European colonization of the Congo river delta began in the late 19th century, subsequently eroding the power of the Bantu societies in the region.
|
What area did the Bantu colonize in the late 19th century?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff89a77cf76001a6866ac
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão reached the mouth of the Congo in 1484. Commercial relationships quickly grew between the inland Bantu kingdoms and European merchants who traded various commodities, manufactured goods, and people captured from the hinterlands. After centuries as a major hub for transatlantic trade, direct European colonization of the Congo river delta began in the late 19th century, subsequently eroding the power of the Bantu societies in the region.
|
Colonization increased the power of what group in the Congo River basin?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffbc877cf76001a6866e8
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke. This Congo Colony became known first as French Congo, then as Middle Congo in 1903. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising Middle Congo, Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (the modern Central African Republic). The French designated Brazzaville as the federal capital. Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural-resource extraction. The methods were often brutal: construction of the Congo–Ocean Railroad following World War I has been estimated to have cost at least 14,000 lives.
|
When did the area south of the Congo River come under French sovereignty?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffbc877cf76001a6866e9
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke. This Congo Colony became known first as French Congo, then as Middle Congo in 1903. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising Middle Congo, Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (the modern Central African Republic). The French designated Brazzaville as the federal capital. Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural-resource extraction. The methods were often brutal: construction of the Congo–Ocean Railroad following World War I has been estimated to have cost at least 14,000 lives.
|
When did Middle Congo become known as French Congo?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffbc877cf76001a6866ea
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke. This Congo Colony became known first as French Congo, then as Middle Congo in 1903. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising Middle Congo, Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (the modern Central African Republic). The French designated Brazzaville as the federal capital. Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural-resource extraction. The methods were often brutal: construction of the Congo–Ocean Railroad following World War I has been estimated to have cost at least 14,000 lives.
|
What did the Bateke designate as the federal capital?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffbc877cf76001a6866eb
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke. This Congo Colony became known first as French Congo, then as Middle Congo in 1903. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising Middle Congo, Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (the modern Central African Republic). The French designated Brazzaville as the federal capital. Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural-resource extraction. The methods were often brutal: construction of the Congo–Ocean Railroad following World War I has been estimated to have cost at least 14,000 lives.
|
What did economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule ignore?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffbc877cf76001a6866ec
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke. This Congo Colony became known first as French Congo, then as Middle Congo in 1903. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising Middle Congo, Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (the modern Central African Republic). The French designated Brazzaville as the federal capital. Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural-resource extraction. The methods were often brutal: construction of the Congo–Ocean Railroad following World War I has been estimated to have cost at least 14,000 lives.
|
How many lives were lost building the Congo-Ocean Railroad before World War I?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffd8177cf76001a6866fc
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
During the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, Brazzaville functioned as the symbolic capital of Free France between 1940 and 1943. The Brazzaville Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy. Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville. It also received a local legislature after the adoption of the 1946 constitution that established the Fourth Republic.
|
What served as the symbolic capital of France during World War I?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffd8177cf76001a6866fd
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
During the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, Brazzaville functioned as the symbolic capital of Free France between 1940 and 1943. The Brazzaville Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy. Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville. It also received a local legislature after the adoption of the 1946 constitution that established the Fourth Republic.
|
When was Brazzaville established as the Third Republic?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffd8177cf76001a6866fe
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
During the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, Brazzaville functioned as the symbolic capital of Free France between 1940 and 1943. The Brazzaville Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy. Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville. It also received a local legislature after the adoption of the 1946 constitution that established the Fourth Republic.
|
What was the symbolic capital of the Nazis from 1940 to 1943?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffd8177cf76001a6866ff
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
During the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, Brazzaville functioned as the symbolic capital of Free France between 1940 and 1943. The Brazzaville Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy. Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville. It also received a local legislature after the adoption of the 1946 constitution that established the Fourth Republic.
|
What stopped Congo from benefiting from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffd8177cf76001a686700
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
During the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, Brazzaville functioned as the symbolic capital of Free France between 1940 and 1943. The Brazzaville Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy. Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville. It also received a local legislature after the adoption of the 1946 constitution that established the Fourth Republic.
|
What kind of legislature did Brazzaville receive prior to 1946?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffe3177cf76001a686720
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Following the revision of the French constitution that established the Fifth Republic in 1958, the AEF dissolved into its constituent parts, each of which became an autonomous colony within the French Community. During these reforms, Middle Congo became known as the Republic of the Congo in 1958 and published its first constitution in 1959. Antagonism between the pro-Opangault Mbochis and the pro-Youlou Balalis resulted in a series of riots in Brazzaville in February 1959, which the French Army subdued.
|
When was the Second Republic established?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffe3177cf76001a686721
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Following the revision of the French constitution that established the Fifth Republic in 1958, the AEF dissolved into its constituent parts, each of which became an autonomous colony within the French Community. During these reforms, Middle Congo became known as the Republic of the Congo in 1958 and published its first constitution in 1959. Antagonism between the pro-Opangault Mbochis and the pro-Youlou Balalis resulted in a series of riots in Brazzaville in February 1959, which the French Army subdued.
|
What established the Third Republic?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffe3177cf76001a686722
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Following the revision of the French constitution that established the Fifth Republic in 1958, the AEF dissolved into its constituent parts, each of which became an autonomous colony within the French Community. During these reforms, Middle Congo became known as the Republic of the Congo in 1958 and published its first constitution in 1959. Antagonism between the pro-Opangault Mbochis and the pro-Youlou Balalis resulted in a series of riots in Brazzaville in February 1959, which the French Army subdued.
|
When did the Republic of the Congo become known as Middle Congo?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffe3177cf76001a686723
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Following the revision of the French constitution that established the Fifth Republic in 1958, the AEF dissolved into its constituent parts, each of which became an autonomous colony within the French Community. During these reforms, Middle Congo became known as the Republic of the Congo in 1958 and published its first constitution in 1959. Antagonism between the pro-Opangault Mbochis and the pro-Youlou Balalis resulted in a series of riots in Brazzaville in February 1959, which the French Army subdued.
|
Where did the Mbochis subdue a riot?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffe3177cf76001a686724
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Following the revision of the French constitution that established the Fifth Republic in 1958, the AEF dissolved into its constituent parts, each of which became an autonomous colony within the French Community. During these reforms, Middle Congo became known as the Republic of the Congo in 1958 and published its first constitution in 1959. Antagonism between the pro-Opangault Mbochis and the pro-Youlou Balalis resulted in a series of riots in Brazzaville in February 1959, which the French Army subdued.
|
Who subdued a series of riots in 1959?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad000ce77cf76001a686746
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Republic of the Congo received full independence from France on August 15, 1960. Fulbert Youlou ruled as the country's first president until labour elements and rival political parties instigated a three-day uprising that ousted him. The Congolese military took charge of the country briefly and installed a civilian provisional government headed by Alphonse Massamba-Débat.
|
When did the Congo lose independence from colonial rule?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad000ce77cf76001a686747
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Republic of the Congo received full independence from France on August 15, 1960. Fulbert Youlou ruled as the country's first president until labour elements and rival political parties instigated a three-day uprising that ousted him. The Congolese military took charge of the country briefly and installed a civilian provisional government headed by Alphonse Massamba-Débat.
|
What ousted Alphonse Massamba-Débat from power?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad000ce77cf76001a686748
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Republic of the Congo received full independence from France on August 15, 1960. Fulbert Youlou ruled as the country's first president until labour elements and rival political parties instigated a three-day uprising that ousted him. The Congolese military took charge of the country briefly and installed a civilian provisional government headed by Alphonse Massamba-Débat.
|
Who installed Fulbert Youlou as head of the civilian provisional government?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad000ce77cf76001a686749
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Republic of the Congo received full independence from France on August 15, 1960. Fulbert Youlou ruled as the country's first president until labour elements and rival political parties instigated a three-day uprising that ousted him. The Congolese military took charge of the country briefly and installed a civilian provisional government headed by Alphonse Massamba-Débat.
|
What took charge of the country for a long time?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad000ce77cf76001a68674a
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
The Republic of the Congo received full independence from France on August 15, 1960. Fulbert Youlou ruled as the country's first president until labour elements and rival political parties instigated a three-day uprising that ousted him. The Congolese military took charge of the country briefly and installed a civilian provisional government headed by Alphonse Massamba-Débat.
|
When did France receive independence from the Republic of Congo?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0030877cf76001a686756
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Under the 1963 constitution, Massamba-Débat was elected President for a five-year term. During Massamba-Débat's term in office the regime adopted "scientific socialism" as the country's constitutional ideology. In 1965, Congo established relations with the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam. Massamba-Débat's regime also invited several hundred Cuban army troops into the country to train his party's militia units and these troops helped his government survive a coup in 1966 led by paratroopers loyal to future President Marien Ngouabi. Nevertheless, Massamba-Débat was unable to reconcile various institutional, tribal and ideological factions within the country and his regime ended abruptly with a bloodless coup d'état in September 1968.
|
What was the country's ideology before Massamba-Débat's term in office?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0030877cf76001a686757
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Under the 1963 constitution, Massamba-Débat was elected President for a five-year term. During Massamba-Débat's term in office the regime adopted "scientific socialism" as the country's constitutional ideology. In 1965, Congo established relations with the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam. Massamba-Débat's regime also invited several hundred Cuban army troops into the country to train his party's militia units and these troops helped his government survive a coup in 1966 led by paratroopers loyal to future President Marien Ngouabi. Nevertheless, Massamba-Débat was unable to reconcile various institutional, tribal and ideological factions within the country and his regime ended abruptly with a bloodless coup d'état in September 1968.
|
When did the Soviet Union establish relations with North Korea?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0030877cf76001a686758
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Under the 1963 constitution, Massamba-Débat was elected President for a five-year term. During Massamba-Débat's term in office the regime adopted "scientific socialism" as the country's constitutional ideology. In 1965, Congo established relations with the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam. Massamba-Débat's regime also invited several hundred Cuban army troops into the country to train his party's militia units and these troops helped his government survive a coup in 1966 led by paratroopers loyal to future President Marien Ngouabi. Nevertheless, Massamba-Débat was unable to reconcile various institutional, tribal and ideological factions within the country and his regime ended abruptly with a bloodless coup d'état in September 1968.
|
Who was elected president for a 10 year term?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0030877cf76001a686759
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Under the 1963 constitution, Massamba-Débat was elected President for a five-year term. During Massamba-Débat's term in office the regime adopted "scientific socialism" as the country's constitutional ideology. In 1965, Congo established relations with the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam. Massamba-Débat's regime also invited several hundred Cuban army troops into the country to train his party's militia units and these troops helped his government survive a coup in 1966 led by paratroopers loyal to future President Marien Ngouabi. Nevertheless, Massamba-Débat was unable to reconcile various institutional, tribal and ideological factions within the country and his regime ended abruptly with a bloodless coup d'état in September 1968.
|
How many Chinese troops were invited into the Congo?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0030877cf76001a68675a
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Under the 1963 constitution, Massamba-Débat was elected President for a five-year term. During Massamba-Débat's term in office the regime adopted "scientific socialism" as the country's constitutional ideology. In 1965, Congo established relations with the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam. Massamba-Débat's regime also invited several hundred Cuban army troops into the country to train his party's militia units and these troops helped his government survive a coup in 1966 led by paratroopers loyal to future President Marien Ngouabi. Nevertheless, Massamba-Débat was unable to reconcile various institutional, tribal and ideological factions within the country and his regime ended abruptly with a bloodless coup d'état in September 1968.
|
When was there a coup led by paratroopers loyal to Massamba-Débat?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0049777cf76001a68676a
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Marien Ngouabi, who had participated in the coup, assumed the presidency on December 31, 1968. One year later, President Ngouabi proclaimed Congo Africa's first "people's republic", the People's Republic of the Congo, and announced the decision of the National Revolutionary Movement to change its name to the Congolese Labour Party (PCT). Ngouabi survived an attempted coup in 1972 but was assassinated on March 16, 1977. An 11-member Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was then named to head an interim government with Joachim Yhombi-Opango to serve as President of the Republic. Two years later, Yhombi-Opango was forced from power and Denis Sassou Nguesso become the new president.
|
Who left the presidency on December 31, 1968?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0049777cf76001a68676b
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Marien Ngouabi, who had participated in the coup, assumed the presidency on December 31, 1968. One year later, President Ngouabi proclaimed Congo Africa's first "people's republic", the People's Republic of the Congo, and announced the decision of the National Revolutionary Movement to change its name to the Congolese Labour Party (PCT). Ngouabi survived an attempted coup in 1972 but was assassinated on March 16, 1977. An 11-member Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was then named to head an interim government with Joachim Yhombi-Opango to serve as President of the Republic. Two years later, Yhombi-Opango was forced from power and Denis Sassou Nguesso become the new president.
|
Who became president after Denis Sassou Nguesso?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0049777cf76001a68676c
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Marien Ngouabi, who had participated in the coup, assumed the presidency on December 31, 1968. One year later, President Ngouabi proclaimed Congo Africa's first "people's republic", the People's Republic of the Congo, and announced the decision of the National Revolutionary Movement to change its name to the Congolese Labour Party (PCT). Ngouabi survived an attempted coup in 1972 but was assassinated on March 16, 1977. An 11-member Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was then named to head an interim government with Joachim Yhombi-Opango to serve as President of the Republic. Two years later, Yhombi-Opango was forced from power and Denis Sassou Nguesso become the new president.
|
What did the Congo's name change to under Denis Sassou Nguesso?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0049777cf76001a68676d
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Marien Ngouabi, who had participated in the coup, assumed the presidency on December 31, 1968. One year later, President Ngouabi proclaimed Congo Africa's first "people's republic", the People's Republic of the Congo, and announced the decision of the National Revolutionary Movement to change its name to the Congolese Labour Party (PCT). Ngouabi survived an attempted coup in 1972 but was assassinated on March 16, 1977. An 11-member Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was then named to head an interim government with Joachim Yhombi-Opango to serve as President of the Republic. Two years later, Yhombi-Opango was forced from power and Denis Sassou Nguesso become the new president.
|
When did Denis Sassou Nguesso survive a coup?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0049777cf76001a68676e
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Marien Ngouabi, who had participated in the coup, assumed the presidency on December 31, 1968. One year later, President Ngouabi proclaimed Congo Africa's first "people's republic", the People's Republic of the Congo, and announced the decision of the National Revolutionary Movement to change its name to the Congolese Labour Party (PCT). Ngouabi survived an attempted coup in 1972 but was assassinated on March 16, 1977. An 11-member Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was then named to head an interim government with Joachim Yhombi-Opango to serve as President of the Republic. Two years later, Yhombi-Opango was forced from power and Denis Sassou Nguesso become the new president.
|
When was Joachim Yhombi-Opango assassinated?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad005e077cf76001a68677e
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou Nguesso aligned the country with the Eastern Bloc and signed a twenty-year friendship pact with the Soviet Union. Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship.
|
Who aligned the country with the Western Bloc?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad005e077cf76001a68677f
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou Nguesso aligned the country with the Eastern Bloc and signed a twenty-year friendship pact with the Soviet Union. Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship.
|
Who relied more on patronage to maintain his dictatorship?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad005e077cf76001a686780
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou Nguesso aligned the country with the Eastern Bloc and signed a twenty-year friendship pact with the Soviet Union. Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship.
|
What was the least important tool of the Sassou government?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad005e077cf76001a686781
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou Nguesso aligned the country with the Eastern Bloc and signed a twenty-year friendship pact with the Soviet Union. Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship.
|
What did Sassou sign a ten year friendship pact with?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad005e077cf76001a686782
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou Nguesso aligned the country with the Eastern Bloc and signed a twenty-year friendship pact with the Soviet Union. Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship.
|
How long was the friendship pact Sassou signed with the Eastern Bloc?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0076377cf76001a686792
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Pascal Lissouba, who became Congo's first elected president (1992–1997) during the period of multi-party democracy, attempted to implement economic reforms with IMF backing to liberalise the economy. In June 1996 the IMF approved a three-year SDR69.5m (US$100m) enhanced structural adjustment facility (ESAF) and was on the verge of announcing a renewed annual agreement when civil war broke out in Congo in mid-1997.
|
Who was Congo's last elected president?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0076377cf76001a686793
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Pascal Lissouba, who became Congo's first elected president (1992–1997) during the period of multi-party democracy, attempted to implement economic reforms with IMF backing to liberalise the economy. In June 1996 the IMF approved a three-year SDR69.5m (US$100m) enhanced structural adjustment facility (ESAF) and was on the verge of announcing a renewed annual agreement when civil war broke out in Congo in mid-1997.
|
What year did the IMF turn down a three-year SDR69.5m (US$100m) enhanced structural adjustment facility?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0076377cf76001a686794
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Pascal Lissouba, who became Congo's first elected president (1992–1997) during the period of multi-party democracy, attempted to implement economic reforms with IMF backing to liberalise the economy. In June 1996 the IMF approved a three-year SDR69.5m (US$100m) enhanced structural adjustment facility (ESAF) and was on the verge of announcing a renewed annual agreement when civil war broke out in Congo in mid-1997.
|
When did civil war end in Congo?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0076377cf76001a686795
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Pascal Lissouba, who became Congo's first elected president (1992–1997) during the period of multi-party democracy, attempted to implement economic reforms with IMF backing to liberalise the economy. In June 1996 the IMF approved a three-year SDR69.5m (US$100m) enhanced structural adjustment facility (ESAF) and was on the verge of announcing a renewed annual agreement when civil war broke out in Congo in mid-1997.
|
Who was president during the period of single party democracy?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0081f77cf76001a6867a4
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo's democratic progress was derailed in 1997 when Lissouba and Sassou started to fight for power in the civil war. As presidential elections scheduled for July 1997 approached, tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou camps mounted. On June 5, President Lissouba's government forces surrounded Sassou's compound in Brazzaville and Sassou ordered members of his private militia (known as "Cobras") to resist. Thus began a four-month conflict that destroyed or damaged much of Brazzaville and caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. In early October, the Angolan socialist régime began an invasion of Congo to install Sassou in power. In mid-October, the Lissouba government fell. Soon thereafter, Sassou declared himself president.
|
When did Congo's democratic progress get back on track?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0081f77cf76001a6867a5
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo's democratic progress was derailed in 1997 when Lissouba and Sassou started to fight for power in the civil war. As presidential elections scheduled for July 1997 approached, tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou camps mounted. On June 5, President Lissouba's government forces surrounded Sassou's compound in Brazzaville and Sassou ordered members of his private militia (known as "Cobras") to resist. Thus began a four-month conflict that destroyed or damaged much of Brazzaville and caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. In early October, the Angolan socialist régime began an invasion of Congo to install Sassou in power. In mid-October, the Lissouba government fell. Soon thereafter, Sassou declared himself president.
|
When did the tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou camps start to dissipate?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0081f77cf76001a6867a6
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo's democratic progress was derailed in 1997 when Lissouba and Sassou started to fight for power in the civil war. As presidential elections scheduled for July 1997 approached, tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou camps mounted. On June 5, President Lissouba's government forces surrounded Sassou's compound in Brazzaville and Sassou ordered members of his private militia (known as "Cobras") to resist. Thus began a four-month conflict that destroyed or damaged much of Brazzaville and caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. In early October, the Angolan socialist régime began an invasion of Congo to install Sassou in power. In mid-October, the Lissouba government fell. Soon thereafter, Sassou declared himself president.
|
When did government forces surround Lissouba's compound?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0081f77cf76001a6867a7
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo's democratic progress was derailed in 1997 when Lissouba and Sassou started to fight for power in the civil war. As presidential elections scheduled for July 1997 approached, tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou camps mounted. On June 5, President Lissouba's government forces surrounded Sassou's compound in Brazzaville and Sassou ordered members of his private militia (known as "Cobras") to resist. Thus began a four-month conflict that destroyed or damaged much of Brazzaville and caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. In early October, the Angolan socialist régime began an invasion of Congo to install Sassou in power. In mid-October, the Lissouba government fell. Soon thereafter, Sassou declared himself president.
|
Where was Lissouba's compound located?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0081f77cf76001a6867a8
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo's democratic progress was derailed in 1997 when Lissouba and Sassou started to fight for power in the civil war. As presidential elections scheduled for July 1997 approached, tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou camps mounted. On June 5, President Lissouba's government forces surrounded Sassou's compound in Brazzaville and Sassou ordered members of his private militia (known as "Cobras") to resist. Thus began a four-month conflict that destroyed or damaged much of Brazzaville and caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. In early October, the Angolan socialist régime began an invasion of Congo to install Sassou in power. In mid-October, the Lissouba government fell. Soon thereafter, Sassou declared himself president.
|
What were members of Lissouba's militia called?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad009bc77cf76001a6867c6
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In the controversial elections in 2002, Sassou won with almost 90% of the vote cast. His two main rivals, Lissouba and Bernard Kolelas, were prevented from competing and the only remaining credible rival, Andre Milongo, advised his supporters to boycott the elections and then withdrew from the race. A new constitution, agreed upon by referendum in January 2002, granted the president new powers, extended his term to seven years, and introduced a new bicameral assembly. International observers took issue with the organization of the presidential election and the constitutional referendum, both of which were reminiscent in their organization of Congo's era of the one-party state. Following the presidential elections, fighting restarted in the Pool region between government forces and rebels led by Pastor Ntumi; a peace treaty to end the conflict was signed in April 2003.
|
Who won more than 90% of the vote?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad009bc77cf76001a6867c7
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In the controversial elections in 2002, Sassou won with almost 90% of the vote cast. His two main rivals, Lissouba and Bernard Kolelas, were prevented from competing and the only remaining credible rival, Andre Milongo, advised his supporters to boycott the elections and then withdrew from the race. A new constitution, agreed upon by referendum in January 2002, granted the president new powers, extended his term to seven years, and introduced a new bicameral assembly. International observers took issue with the organization of the presidential election and the constitutional referendum, both of which were reminiscent in their organization of Congo's era of the one-party state. Following the presidential elections, fighting restarted in the Pool region between government forces and rebels led by Pastor Ntumi; a peace treaty to end the conflict was signed in April 2003.
|
When did Bernard Kolelas win the election?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad009bc77cf76001a6867c8
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In the controversial elections in 2002, Sassou won with almost 90% of the vote cast. His two main rivals, Lissouba and Bernard Kolelas, were prevented from competing and the only remaining credible rival, Andre Milongo, advised his supporters to boycott the elections and then withdrew from the race. A new constitution, agreed upon by referendum in January 2002, granted the president new powers, extended his term to seven years, and introduced a new bicameral assembly. International observers took issue with the organization of the presidential election and the constitutional referendum, both of which were reminiscent in their organization of Congo's era of the one-party state. Following the presidential elections, fighting restarted in the Pool region between government forces and rebels led by Pastor Ntumi; a peace treaty to end the conflict was signed in April 2003.
|
What did Lissouba advise his supporters to do?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad009bc77cf76001a6867c9
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In the controversial elections in 2002, Sassou won with almost 90% of the vote cast. His two main rivals, Lissouba and Bernard Kolelas, were prevented from competing and the only remaining credible rival, Andre Milongo, advised his supporters to boycott the elections and then withdrew from the race. A new constitution, agreed upon by referendum in January 2002, granted the president new powers, extended his term to seven years, and introduced a new bicameral assembly. International observers took issue with the organization of the presidential election and the constitutional referendum, both of which were reminiscent in their organization of Congo's era of the one-party state. Following the presidential elections, fighting restarted in the Pool region between government forces and rebels led by Pastor Ntumi; a peace treaty to end the conflict was signed in April 2003.
|
What did international observers see no problem with?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad009bc77cf76001a6867ca
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In the controversial elections in 2002, Sassou won with almost 90% of the vote cast. His two main rivals, Lissouba and Bernard Kolelas, were prevented from competing and the only remaining credible rival, Andre Milongo, advised his supporters to boycott the elections and then withdrew from the race. A new constitution, agreed upon by referendum in January 2002, granted the president new powers, extended his term to seven years, and introduced a new bicameral assembly. International observers took issue with the organization of the presidential election and the constitutional referendum, both of which were reminiscent in their organization of Congo's era of the one-party state. Following the presidential elections, fighting restarted in the Pool region between government forces and rebels led by Pastor Ntumi; a peace treaty to end the conflict was signed in April 2003.
|
What reduced the president's term to seven years?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00a9d77cf76001a6867e0
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou also won the following presidential election in July 2009. According to the Congolese Observatory of Human Rights, a non-governmental organization, the election was marked by "very low" turnout and "fraud and irregularities".
|
What election did Sassou lose?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00a9d77cf76001a6867e1
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou also won the following presidential election in July 2009. According to the Congolese Observatory of Human Rights, a non-governmental organization, the election was marked by "very low" turnout and "fraud and irregularities".
|
What year did Sassou lose re-election?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00a9d77cf76001a6867e2
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou also won the following presidential election in July 2009. According to the Congolese Observatory of Human Rights, a non-governmental organization, the election was marked by "very low" turnout and "fraud and irregularities".
|
Who said the election was marked by very high turnout?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00a9d77cf76001a6867e3
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou also won the following presidential election in July 2009. According to the Congolese Observatory of Human Rights, a non-governmental organization, the election was marked by "very low" turnout and "fraud and irregularities".
|
What governmental organization commented on the election?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00a9d77cf76001a6867e4
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Sassou also won the following presidential election in July 2009. According to the Congolese Observatory of Human Rights, a non-governmental organization, the election was marked by "very low" turnout and "fraud and irregularities".
|
What month did Sassou lose an election in?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00faf77cf76001a686846
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo-Brazzaville has had a multi-party political system since the early 1990s, although the system is heavily dominated by President Denis Sassou Nguesso; he has lacked serious competition in the presidential elections held under his rule. Sassou Nguesso is backed by his own Congolese Labour Party (French: Parti Congolais du Travail) as well as a range of smaller parties.
|
Since when has Congo-Brazzaville has a single party political system?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00faf77cf76001a686847
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo-Brazzaville has had a multi-party political system since the early 1990s, although the system is heavily dominated by President Denis Sassou Nguesso; he has lacked serious competition in the presidential elections held under his rule. Sassou Nguesso is backed by his own Congolese Labour Party (French: Parti Congolais du Travail) as well as a range of smaller parties.
|
Who has serious competition in the presidential elections?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00faf77cf76001a686848
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo-Brazzaville has had a multi-party political system since the early 1990s, although the system is heavily dominated by President Denis Sassou Nguesso; he has lacked serious competition in the presidential elections held under his rule. Sassou Nguesso is backed by his own Congolese Labour Party (French: Parti Congolais du Travail) as well as a range of smaller parties.
|
What is the Congolese Labour Party called in German?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00faf77cf76001a686849
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo-Brazzaville has had a multi-party political system since the early 1990s, although the system is heavily dominated by President Denis Sassou Nguesso; he has lacked serious competition in the presidential elections held under his rule. Sassou Nguesso is backed by his own Congolese Labour Party (French: Parti Congolais du Travail) as well as a range of smaller parties.
|
What party does not back Sassou?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad00faf77cf76001a68684a
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Congo-Brazzaville has had a multi-party political system since the early 1990s, although the system is heavily dominated by President Denis Sassou Nguesso; he has lacked serious competition in the presidential elections held under his rule. Sassou Nguesso is backed by his own Congolese Labour Party (French: Parti Congolais du Travail) as well as a range of smaller parties.
|
What is not dominated by Sassou?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0104777cf76001a686878
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Internationally, Sassou's regime has been hit by corruption revelations despite attempts to censor them. One French investigation found over 110 bank accounts and dozens of lavish properties in France; Sassou denounced embezzlement investigations as "racist" and "colonial".
|
What did Sassou's regime not attempt to censor?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0104777cf76001a686879
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Internationally, Sassou's regime has been hit by corruption revelations despite attempts to censor them. One French investigation found over 110 bank accounts and dozens of lavish properties in France; Sassou denounced embezzlement investigations as "racist" and "colonial".
|
What has Sassou's regime been hit by nationally?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0104777cf76001a68687a
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Internationally, Sassou's regime has been hit by corruption revelations despite attempts to censor them. One French investigation found over 110 bank accounts and dozens of lavish properties in France; Sassou denounced embezzlement investigations as "racist" and "colonial".
|
What did one German investigation find?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0104777cf76001a68687b
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Internationally, Sassou's regime has been hit by corruption revelations despite attempts to censor them. One French investigation found over 110 bank accounts and dozens of lavish properties in France; Sassou denounced embezzlement investigations as "racist" and "colonial".
|
What did France denounce embezzlement investigations as?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0104777cf76001a68687c
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Internationally, Sassou's regime has been hit by corruption revelations despite attempts to censor them. One French investigation found over 110 bank accounts and dozens of lavish properties in France; Sassou denounced embezzlement investigations as "racist" and "colonial".
|
What country were no lavish properties found in?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0120377cf76001a6868a4
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
On March 27, 2015 Sassou Nguesso announced that his government would hold a referendum to change the country's 2002 constitution and allow him to run for a third consecutive term in office. On October 25 the government held a referendum to allow Sassou Nguesso to run in the next election. The government claimed that the proposal as approved by 92 percent of voters with 72 percent of eligible voters participating. The opposition, who had boycotted the referendum claimed that the government's statistics were false and that the vote was a sham.
|
When did Sassou announce that his government would not change the 2002 constitution?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0120377cf76001a6868a5
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
On March 27, 2015 Sassou Nguesso announced that his government would hold a referendum to change the country's 2002 constitution and allow him to run for a third consecutive term in office. On October 25 the government held a referendum to allow Sassou Nguesso to run in the next election. The government claimed that the proposal as approved by 92 percent of voters with 72 percent of eligible voters participating. The opposition, who had boycotted the referendum claimed that the government's statistics were false and that the vote was a sham.
|
What changed the 2015 constitution?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0120377cf76001a6868a6
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
On March 27, 2015 Sassou Nguesso announced that his government would hold a referendum to change the country's 2002 constitution and allow him to run for a third consecutive term in office. On October 25 the government held a referendum to allow Sassou Nguesso to run in the next election. The government claimed that the proposal as approved by 92 percent of voters with 72 percent of eligible voters participating. The opposition, who had boycotted the referendum claimed that the government's statistics were false and that the vote was a sham.
|
What percentage of people did the government claim opposed the proposal?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0120377cf76001a6868a7
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
On March 27, 2015 Sassou Nguesso announced that his government would hold a referendum to change the country's 2002 constitution and allow him to run for a third consecutive term in office. On October 25 the government held a referendum to allow Sassou Nguesso to run in the next election. The government claimed that the proposal as approved by 92 percent of voters with 72 percent of eligible voters participating. The opposition, who had boycotted the referendum claimed that the government's statistics were false and that the vote was a sham.
|
What percentage of people did the government claim did not vote?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad0120377cf76001a6868a8
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
On March 27, 2015 Sassou Nguesso announced that his government would hold a referendum to change the country's 2002 constitution and allow him to run for a third consecutive term in office. On October 25 the government held a referendum to allow Sassou Nguesso to run in the next election. The government claimed that the proposal as approved by 92 percent of voters with 72 percent of eligible voters participating. The opposition, who had boycotted the referendum claimed that the government's statistics were false and that the vote was a sham.
|
What allowed Sassou to run for a second term?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad013da77cf76001a6868ee
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In 2008, the main media were owned by the government, but many more privately run forms of media were being created. There is one government-owned television station and around 10 small private television channels.
|
When was the main media not owned by the government?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad013da77cf76001a6868ef
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In 2008, the main media were owned by the government, but many more privately run forms of media were being created. There is one government-owned television station and around 10 small private television channels.
|
When were many privately run forms of media being destroyed?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad013da77cf76001a6868f0
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In 2008, the main media were owned by the government, but many more privately run forms of media were being created. There is one government-owned television station and around 10 small private television channels.
|
How many large private television channels were there?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad013da77cf76001a6868f1
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In 2008, the main media were owned by the government, but many more privately run forms of media were being created. There is one government-owned television station and around 10 small private television channels.
|
How many government owned radio stations were there?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad013da77cf76001a6868f2
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
In 2008, the main media were owned by the government, but many more privately run forms of media were being created. There is one government-owned television station and around 10 small private television channels.
|
How many privately owned radio stations were running?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad014c177cf76001a686916
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Many Pygmies belong from birth to Bantus in a relationship many refer to as slavery. The Congolese Human Rights Observatory says that the Pygmies are treated as property the same way "pets" are. On December 30, 2010, the Congolese parliament adopted a law for the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. This law is the first of its kind in Africa, and its adoption is a historic development for indigenous peoples on the continent.
|
Who do many Bantus belong to?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad014c177cf76001a686917
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Many Pygmies belong from birth to Bantus in a relationship many refer to as slavery. The Congolese Human Rights Observatory says that the Pygmies are treated as property the same way "pets" are. On December 30, 2010, the Congolese parliament adopted a law for the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. This law is the first of its kind in Africa, and its adoption is a historic development for indigenous peoples on the continent.
|
When did the Congolese parliament strike down a law to protect indigenous people?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad014c177cf76001a686918
|
Republic_of_the_Congo
|
Many Pygmies belong from birth to Bantus in a relationship many refer to as slavery. The Congolese Human Rights Observatory says that the Pygmies are treated as property the same way "pets" are. On December 30, 2010, the Congolese parliament adopted a law for the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. This law is the first of its kind in Africa, and its adoption is a historic development for indigenous peoples on the continent.
|
What is the last of its kind in Africa?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.