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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*'''1888-1914 :''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=CONGO French Overseas Civil Registration, 1888-1914], index & images | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=congo British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, The Congo], index & images, Findmypast ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index & images, Findmypast ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=congo British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, The Congo ], index & images, Findmypast ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index & images, Findmypast ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index & images, Findmypast ($) | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
== | There is no centralized location for civil registration records.<ref name="Unicef Congo" /> | ||
The authorities in charge of registering births, marriages and deaths are: | |||
*Mayors of the communes | |||
*Sub-prefects | |||
*Administrators/mayors of arrondissements and urban communities<ref name="Unicef Congo" /> | |||
For more information about locations and maps, see: | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo Departments of the Republic of the Congo] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communes_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo Communes of the Republic of the Congo] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo Districts of the Republic of the Congo] | |||
==Background== | |||
The Congo was under French control from 1880 to independence in 1960.<ref>Wiki contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo Republic of the Congo], (accessed 10 December 2020).</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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*"Payment or not of a dowry under conditions of marriage" | *"Payment or not of a dowry under conditions of marriage" | ||
*Whether either spouse was divorced | *Whether either spouse was divorced | ||
*Name, profession, and residence of the witnesses | *Name, profession, and residence of the witnesses<ref name="Unicef Congo" /> | ||
===Death Certificate=== | |||
*Date and place of death | |||
*Gender of the deceased | |||
*Name of the deceased | |||
*Date and place of birth of the deceased | |||
*Occupation of the deceased | |||
*Residence of the deceased | |||
*Name of the spouse if the deceased was married, widowed or divorced | |||
*Name and age of the informant | |||
*Occupation and residence of the informant | |||
*If applicable, the degree of relationship between the informant and the deceased<ref name="Unicef Congo" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Republic of the Congo]] | [[Category:Republic of the Congo]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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