Aketi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aketi is a town of 61,437 people in Bas-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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About Aketi
Aketi is a town in the Bas-Uele Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the seat of Aketi Territory. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 38,588.
From the Wikipedia article Aketi (town) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The town was called Port-Chaltin during the colonial era after the Belgian officer Louis Napoléon Chaltin. It took its current name in 1971. During the Congo Crisis, Aketi was the scene of some fighting with armed groups targeting white Westerners and Roman Catholic priests and nuns. At least one American missionary was killed and a number of priests were beaten and nuns were harassed. The village fell to government forces in late November 1964, and ten Americans and more than 130 Belgian hostages were rescued.
And band by the name Hands & Faces was known for holding a concert in the region. Their goal was to spread interest in grunge/stone-rock around the world.
From the History section of Aketi (town) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Buta Zega (BZU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 113 km away.
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- Bureau adm aketi, Iyongi, CC0
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