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Greeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The first Greek communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were established prior to the colonization of the country by Belgium.〔Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: ( Democratic Republic of Congo: The Greek Community )〕 The Greek presence in the Congos reached a peak in the 1950s when many Greeks fled Egypt as their properties were seized by the nationalist government there. The Greek communities organized their own schools and churches and Greeks were active in trade, fishing, transport, coffee growing and the music industry.〔 Also, a small group of Greek Jews emigrated to the DR. Congo.
==History==
In the early to mid 20th century nearly all Congolese cities on the Belgian side had a Greek community and usually all hailing from a particular part of Greece as people would arrive, get settled in and send for their families.〔Gary Stewart, ''Rumba on the River'', Verso, 2003, ISBN 1-85984-368-9, ch. 2〕 By the 1920s there were established Greek fishing and trading communities in the trading cities of Luapula and Katanga, where the Greeks plied the river trade of the Congo, ranging as far as Zambia where many settled. The traders and fishermen developed a good and likable reputation and cultivated good relations with their Congolese and Zambian colleagues as they were always ready to offer help or lend their equipment and traditional Greek skills in net and boat making.〔Karen Tranberg Hansen, ''Salaula: The World of Secondhand Clothing and Zambia'', p.72-74 ,University of Chicago Press, 2000, ISBN 0-226-31580-0,〕 Later the Congolese Greeks played a significant role in launching the country's important music tradition by founding several recording companies like Olympia, Ngoma, Opika and others.〔 When the country declared its independence in 1960 there were violent clashes and uncertainty followed by three decades of authoritarian rule by Mobutu Sese Seko which led to the exodus of most Greek settlers and the decline of the Greek community. Today there are about 100 Greeks left in the capital Kinshasa and 200 in Lubumbashi. The holy temple of Saint George and the Club Hellenique are the focal points of the community.〔Declan Walsh, ''City Life: Kisangani - Congo's last few Greeks look back in wonder'', The Independent, (London), Oct 2, 2000〕 In response to the 2008 humanitarian emergency in the Congo Greece dispatched $500,000 in aid.〔(Greek aid to Congo )〕
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