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Lycée Français René Descartes Kinshasa

school in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source revisionSep 15, 2025
Entity authorityQ3269076 ↗
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Lycée Français René Descartes Kinshasa is a French international school in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established in 1964. It serves maternelle (preschool) through terminale, the final year of lycée (senior high school). In 2016–17 it had about 950 students.

There are two campuses in Gombe, Site Gombe and Site Kalemie; the latter is across from the residence of the Ambassador of France.

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The public source identifies “Lycée Français René Descartes Kinshasa” as school in Democratic Republic of the Congo. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Lycée, Français and René.

Editorial reviewA strong contextual entry point for chronology, institutions and public events when official records are distinguished from later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1964, 2016—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Lycée, Français and René providing the first useful test.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q3269076. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1964 and 2016.

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This entry incorporates text from “Lycée Français René Descartes Kinshasa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.