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Executive Decree No. 243/14 classifying the «Historical Centre of Mbanza Kongo» as a National heritage located in the Province of Zaire.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 125.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Cultural heritage Protection of habitats Classification/declassification
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Executive Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Executive Decree, consisting of 5 articles, establishes the classification of the «Historical Centre of Mbanza Kongo» as a National heritage located in the Province of Zaire. It classifies this historical site, as National Cultural Heritage and defines its limits, whereas Mbanza Kongo is one of the oldest urban settlements below the equator, with remains of its evolution and history and deployed in the city as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kongo, by its political dominance, that influenced other realms of the region in terms of economical, social and religious aspects, later represented the core of the ancient city of 'São Salvador do Congo'.

Full text
Portuguese
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