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5ad5ffa05b96ef001a10affe
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Comprehensive_school
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By 1975 the majority of local authorities in England and Wales had abandoned the 11-plus examination and moved to a comprehensive system. Over that 10-year period many secondary modern schools and grammar schools were amalgamated to form large neighbourhood comprehensives, whilst a number of new schools were built to accommodate a growing school population. By the mid-1970s the system had been almost fully implemented, with virtually no secondary modern schools remaining. Many grammar schools were either closed or changed to comprehensive status. Some local authorities, including Sandwell and Dudley in the West Midlands, changed all of its state secondary schools to comprehensive schools during the 1970s.
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What are two locations in which all secondary schools were converted to comprehensives in the '60s?
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56dc7d9b14d3a41400c2690d
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Comprehensive_school
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In 1976 the future Labour prime minister James Callaghan launched what became known as the 'great debate' on the education system. He went on to list the areas he felt needed closest scrutiny: the case for a core curriculum, the validity and use of informal teaching methods, the role of school inspection and the future of the examination system. Comprehensive school remains the most common type of state secondary school in England, and the only type in Wales. They account for around 90% of pupils, or 64% if one does not count schools with low-level selection. This figure varies by region.
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Who initiated the scrutiny of the educational system in 1976?
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{
"text": [
"James Callaghan"
],
"answer_start": [
41
]
}
|
56dc7d9b14d3a41400c2690e
|
Comprehensive_school
|
In 1976 the future Labour prime minister James Callaghan launched what became known as the 'great debate' on the education system. He went on to list the areas he felt needed closest scrutiny: the case for a core curriculum, the validity and use of informal teaching methods, the role of school inspection and the future of the examination system. Comprehensive school remains the most common type of state secondary school in England, and the only type in Wales. They account for around 90% of pupils, or 64% if one does not count schools with low-level selection. This figure varies by region.
|
What is the only kind of school operating in Wales?
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{
"text": [
"Comprehensive school"
],
"answer_start": [
348
]
}
|
56dc7d9b14d3a41400c2690f
|
Comprehensive_school
|
In 1976 the future Labour prime minister James Callaghan launched what became known as the 'great debate' on the education system. He went on to list the areas he felt needed closest scrutiny: the case for a core curriculum, the validity and use of informal teaching methods, the role of school inspection and the future of the examination system. Comprehensive school remains the most common type of state secondary school in England, and the only type in Wales. They account for around 90% of pupils, or 64% if one does not count schools with low-level selection. This figure varies by region.
|
Which political party was James Callaghan a member of?
|
{
"text": [
"Labour"
],
"answer_start": [
19
]
}
|
5ad6006b5b96ef001a10b004
|
Comprehensive_school
|
In 1976 the future Labour prime minister James Callaghan launched what became known as the 'great debate' on the education system. He went on to list the areas he felt needed closest scrutiny: the case for a core curriculum, the validity and use of informal teaching methods, the role of school inspection and the future of the examination system. Comprehensive school remains the most common type of state secondary school in England, and the only type in Wales. They account for around 90% of pupils, or 64% if one does not count schools with low-level selection. This figure varies by region.
|
Who ended the scrutiny of the educational system in 1976?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad6006b5b96ef001a10b005
|
Comprehensive_school
|
In 1976 the future Labour prime minister James Callaghan launched what became known as the 'great debate' on the education system. He went on to list the areas he felt needed closest scrutiny: the case for a core curriculum, the validity and use of informal teaching methods, the role of school inspection and the future of the examination system. Comprehensive school remains the most common type of state secondary school in England, and the only type in Wales. They account for around 90% of pupils, or 64% if one does not count schools with low-level selection. This figure varies by region.
|
Who initiated the scrutiny of the educational system in 1967?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad6006b5b96ef001a10b006
|
Comprehensive_school
|
In 1976 the future Labour prime minister James Callaghan launched what became known as the 'great debate' on the education system. He went on to list the areas he felt needed closest scrutiny: the case for a core curriculum, the validity and use of informal teaching methods, the role of school inspection and the future of the examination system. Comprehensive school remains the most common type of state secondary school in England, and the only type in Wales. They account for around 90% of pupils, or 64% if one does not count schools with low-level selection. This figure varies by region.
|
What is the only kind of school not operating in Wales?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad6006b5b96ef001a10b007
|
Comprehensive_school
|
In 1976 the future Labour prime minister James Callaghan launched what became known as the 'great debate' on the education system. He went on to list the areas he felt needed closest scrutiny: the case for a core curriculum, the validity and use of informal teaching methods, the role of school inspection and the future of the examination system. Comprehensive school remains the most common type of state secondary school in England, and the only type in Wales. They account for around 90% of pupils, or 64% if one does not count schools with low-level selection. This figure varies by region.
|
What is the only kind of school operating in England?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad6006b5b96ef001a10b008
|
Comprehensive_school
|
In 1976 the future Labour prime minister James Callaghan launched what became known as the 'great debate' on the education system. He went on to list the areas he felt needed closest scrutiny: the case for a core curriculum, the validity and use of informal teaching methods, the role of school inspection and the future of the examination system. Comprehensive school remains the most common type of state secondary school in England, and the only type in Wales. They account for around 90% of pupils, or 64% if one does not count schools with low-level selection. This figure varies by region.
|
Which political party was James Callaghan not a member of?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
56dc7e1b14d3a41400c26919
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
|
What law enables parents full control over their child's education?
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{
"text": [
"Education Reform Act"
],
"answer_start": [
15
]
}
|
56dc7e1b14d3a41400c2691a
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Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
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In what year was the Education Reform Act made into law?
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{
"text": [
"1988"
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"answer_start": [
10
]
}
|
56dc7e1b14d3a41400c2691b
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
|
What concept does the government currently support for education?
|
{
"text": [
"specialisation"
],
"answer_start": [
559
]
}
|
56dc7e1b14d3a41400c2691c
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
|
Parental choice has informed what controversial practice?
|
{
"text": [
"league tables of school performance"
],
"answer_start": [
841
]
}
|
5ad600cb5b96ef001a10b00e
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
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What law disables parents full control over their child's education?
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{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad600cb5b96ef001a10b00f
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
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What law enables parents no control over their child's education?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad600cb5b96ef001a10b010
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
|
In what year was the Education Reform Act scrapped?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad600cb5b96ef001a10b011
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
|
What concept does the government currently not support for education?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad600cb5b96ef001a10b012
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, parents have a right to choose which school their child should go to or whether to not send them to school at all and to home educate them instead. The concept of "school choice" introduces the idea of competition between state schools, a fundamental change to the original "neighbourhood comprehensive" model, and is partly intended as a means by which schools that are perceived to be inferior are forced either to improve or, if hardly anyone wants to go there, to close down. Government policy is currently promoting 'specialisation' whereby parents choose a secondary school appropriate for their child's interests and skills. Most initiatives focus on parental choice and information, implementing a pseudo-market incentive to encourage better schools. This logic has underpinned the controversial league tables of school performance.
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Parental choice hasn't informed what controversial practice?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
56dc7e6714d3a41400c26921
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Scotland has a very different educational system from England and Wales, though also based on comprehensive education. It has different ages of transfer, different examinations and a different philosophy of choice and provision. All publicly funded primary and secondary schools are comprehensive. The Scottish Government has rejected plans for specialist schools as of 2005.
|
All public primary and secondary schools in Scotland are of what type?
|
{
"text": [
"comprehensive"
],
"answer_start": [
94
]
}
|
56dc7e6714d3a41400c26922
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Scotland has a very different educational system from England and Wales, though also based on comprehensive education. It has different ages of transfer, different examinations and a different philosophy of choice and provision. All publicly funded primary and secondary schools are comprehensive. The Scottish Government has rejected plans for specialist schools as of 2005.
|
What has Scotland refused to adopt?
|
{
"text": [
"specialist schools"
],
"answer_start": [
345
]
}
|
56dc7e6714d3a41400c26923
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Scotland has a very different educational system from England and Wales, though also based on comprehensive education. It has different ages of transfer, different examinations and a different philosophy of choice and provision. All publicly funded primary and secondary schools are comprehensive. The Scottish Government has rejected plans for specialist schools as of 2005.
|
When was Scotland's latest rejection of the specialist school model?
|
{
"text": [
"2005"
],
"answer_start": [
370
]
}
|
5ad6012e5b96ef001a10b018
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Scotland has a very different educational system from England and Wales, though also based on comprehensive education. It has different ages of transfer, different examinations and a different philosophy of choice and provision. All publicly funded primary and secondary schools are comprehensive. The Scottish Government has rejected plans for specialist schools as of 2005.
|
All private primary and secondary schools in Scotland are of what type?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad6012e5b96ef001a10b019
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Scotland has a very different educational system from England and Wales, though also based on comprehensive education. It has different ages of transfer, different examinations and a different philosophy of choice and provision. All publicly funded primary and secondary schools are comprehensive. The Scottish Government has rejected plans for specialist schools as of 2005.
|
All public primary and secondary schools in England are of what type?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad6012e5b96ef001a10b01a
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Scotland has a very different educational system from England and Wales, though also based on comprehensive education. It has different ages of transfer, different examinations and a different philosophy of choice and provision. All publicly funded primary and secondary schools are comprehensive. The Scottish Government has rejected plans for specialist schools as of 2005.
|
What has England refused to adopt?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad6012e5b96ef001a10b01b
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Scotland has a very different educational system from England and Wales, though also based on comprehensive education. It has different ages of transfer, different examinations and a different philosophy of choice and provision. All publicly funded primary and secondary schools are comprehensive. The Scottish Government has rejected plans for specialist schools as of 2005.
|
When was England's latest rejection of the specialist school model?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad6012e5b96ef001a10b01c
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Scotland has a very different educational system from England and Wales, though also based on comprehensive education. It has different ages of transfer, different examinations and a different philosophy of choice and provision. All publicly funded primary and secondary schools are comprehensive. The Scottish Government has rejected plans for specialist schools as of 2005.
|
When wasn't Scotland's latest rejection of the specialist school model?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
56dc7e9a14d3a41400c26927
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, but it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland.
|
Which country is Northern England's school system most different from?
|
{
"text": [
"Scotland"
],
"answer_start": [
169
]
}
|
56dc7e9a14d3a41400c26928
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, but it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland.
|
Which countries have school systems somewhat similar to Northern Ireland?
|
{
"text": [
"England and Wales"
],
"answer_start": [
137
]
}
|
5ad601975b96ef001a10b022
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, but it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland.
|
Which country isn't Northern England's school system most different from?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad601975b96ef001a10b023
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, but it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland.
|
Which country is Northern Ireland's school system most different from?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad601975b96ef001a10b024
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, but it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland.
|
Which country is Northern England's school system most same as?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad601975b96ef001a10b025
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, but it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland.
|
Which countries have school systems very different from Northern Ireland?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad601975b96ef001a10b026
|
Comprehensive_school
|
Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, but it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland.
|
Which countries have school systems somewhat similar to Northern England?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad5faef5b96ef001a10af8c
|
Comprehensive_school
|
There is some controversy about comprehensive schools. As a rule of thumb those supporting The Left Party, the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Alliance '90/The Greens are in favour of comprehensive schools, while those supporting the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party are opposed to them.
|
What isn't some controversy about?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad5faef5b96ef001a10af8d
|
Comprehensive_school
|
There is some controversy about comprehensive schools. As a rule of thumb those supporting The Left Party, the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Alliance '90/The Greens are in favour of comprehensive schools, while those supporting the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party are opposed to them.
|
What aren't generally in favor of comprehensive schools?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad5faef5b96ef001a10af8e
|
Comprehensive_school
|
There is some controversy about comprehensive schools. As a rule of thumb those supporting The Left Party, the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Alliance '90/The Greens are in favour of comprehensive schools, while those supporting the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party are opposed to them.
|
What are generally in favor of uncomprehensive schools?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad5faef5b96ef001a10af8f
|
Comprehensive_school
|
There is some controversy about comprehensive schools. As a rule of thumb those supporting The Left Party, the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Alliance '90/The Greens are in favour of comprehensive schools, while those supporting the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party are opposed to them.
|
What are generally in favor of comprehensive schools?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5ad5faef5b96ef001a10af90
|
Comprehensive_school
|
There is some controversy about comprehensive schools. As a rule of thumb those supporting The Left Party, the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Alliance '90/The Greens are in favour of comprehensive schools, while those supporting the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party are opposed to them.
|
What are generally in favor of comprehensive hospitals?
|
{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
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56dcd9ef9a695914005b944a
|
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 term for the Republic of the Congo?
|
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"answer_start": [
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}
|
56dcd9ef9a695914005b944b
|
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.
|
Which country lies on Congo's northeast border?
|
{
"text": [
"Central African Republic"
],
"answer_start": [
269
]
}
|
56dcd9ef9a695914005b944c
|
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.
|
Whic country lies on Congo's western border?
|
{
"text": [
"Gabon"
],
"answer_start": [
219
]
}
|
56dcd9ef9a695914005b944d
|
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.
|
Which country lies on Congo's northwest border?
|
{
"text": [
"Cameroon"
],
"answer_start": [
238
]
}
|
56dcd9ef9a695914005b944e
|
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.
|
In what part of Africa is the Congo located?
|
{
"text": [
"Central Africa"
],
"answer_start": [
169
]
}
|
5acff47177cf76001a68660a
|
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 Angolan name for The Republic of the Congo?
|
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"answer_start": []
}
|
5acff47177cf76001a68660b
|
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 country borders the west of Gabon?
|
{
"text": [],
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}
|
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": [],
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}
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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?
|
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}
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5acff47177cf76001a68660e
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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?
|
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"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
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56dcda7b9a695914005b9454
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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 was spoken in the area that became the Congo?
|
{
"text": [
"Bantu"
],
"answer_start": [
28
]
}
|
56dcda7b9a695914005b9455
|
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 gain its independence from colonial rule?
|
{
"text": [
"1960"
],
"answer_start": [
209
]
}
|
56dcda7b9a695914005b9457
|
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.
|
Who is the ruler of the Congo?
|
{
"text": [
"Denis Sassou Nguesso"
],
"answer_start": [
539
]
}
|
56dcda7b9a695914005b9458
|
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 title does Nguesso hold?
|
{
"text": [
"President"
],
"answer_start": [
529
]
}
|
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": []
}
|
56dcdb2e66d3e219004dab30
|
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 other oil generating nations in the Gulf of Guinea?
|
{
"text": [
"fourth"
],
"answer_start": [
93
]
}
|
56dcdb2e66d3e219004dab31
|
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 subject to uneven distribution in the Congo?
|
{
"text": [
"oil revenues"
],
"answer_start": [
291
]
}
|
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": []
}
|
56dcdbe566d3e219004dab35
|
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 group of people were living in the area that would become the Congo prior to the arrival of Bantu tribes?
|
{
"text": [
"Pygmy"
],
"answer_start": [
145
]
}
|
56dcdbe566d3e219004dab36
|
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 Bantu tribes arrive in the area formerly populated by the Pygmy people?
|
{
"text": [
"1500 BC"
],
"answer_start": [
165
]
}
|
56dcdbe566d3e219004dab37
|
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.
|
The Bakongo were a group derived from which tribes?
|
{
"text": [
"Bantu"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
}
|
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": []
}
|
56dcdca466d3e219004dab3d
|
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.
|
Whose expedition arrived at the mouth of the Congo River in 1484?
|
{
"text": [
"Diogo Cão"
],
"answer_start": [
24
]
}
|
56dcdca466d3e219004dab3e
|
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 Diogo Cao's nationality?
|
{
"text": [
"Portuguese"
],
"answer_start": [
4
]
}
|
56dcdca466d3e219004dab3f
|
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 did European traders exchange with Bantu people?
|
{
"text": [
"commodities, manufactured goods, and people"
],
"answer_start": [
188
]
}
|
56dcdca466d3e219004dab40
|
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.
|
When did formal colonization of the Congo River delta begin?
|
{
"text": [
"late 19th century"
],
"answer_start": [
386
]
}
|
56dcdca466d3e219004dab41
|
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 reduced the power of what groups in the Congo River basin?
|
{
"text": [
"Bantu societies"
],
"answer_start": [
443
]
}
|
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": []
}
|
56dcddb066d3e219004dab47
|
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 French take control of the region to the north of the Congo River?
|
{
"text": [
"1880"
],
"answer_start": [
67
]
}
|
56dcddb066d3e219004dab48
|
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.
|
Who brokered a traty with the Makoko people?
|
{
"text": [
"Pierre de Brazza"
],
"answer_start": [
87
]
}
|
56dcddb066d3e219004dab49
|
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 was the French Congo's name changed to in 1903?
|
{
"text": [
"Middle Congo"
],
"answer_start": [
202
]
}
|
56dcddb066d3e219004dab4a
|
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 group of French colonies was created in 1908?
|
{
"text": [
"French Equatorial Africa"
],
"answer_start": [
250
]
}
|
56dcddb066d3e219004dab4b
|
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 people are estimated to have died as a result of the creation of the Congo-Ocean Railroad?
|
{
"text": [
"14,000"
],
"answer_start": [
685
]
}
|
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?
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{
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
}
|
5acffbc877cf76001a6866eb
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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": []
}
|
56dce55f66d3e219004dab51
|
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 capital of France in spirit during the Occupation?
|
{
"text": [
"Brazzaville"
],
"answer_start": [
58
]
}
|
56dce55f66d3e219004dab52
|
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 meeting brought about changes in France's policy towards its colonies?
|
{
"text": [
"Brazzaville Conference of 1944"
],
"answer_start": [
147
]
}
|
56dce55f66d3e219004dab53
|
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 did Brazzaville get its own local government?
|
{
"text": [
"1946"
],
"answer_start": [
498
]
}
|
56dce55f66d3e219004dab54
|
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 did the 1946 constitution establish Brazzaville as?
|
{
"text": [
"the Fourth Republic"
],
"answer_start": [
533
]
}
|
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": []
}
|
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