Force Publique
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| Founders | Leopold II of Belgium |
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| Size | c. 17,000 ; c. 23,500 (1960) |
| Nicknam | FP |
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| ID | 3242599 |
About Force Publique
The Force Publique was a gendarmerie and military force in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1885, through the period of Belgian colonial rule. The FP was retitled as the Congolese National Army or ANC in July 1960 after independence.
