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Congolese people in Italy

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Congolese people in Italy consist of migrants from Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo and their descendants living and working in Italy. The presence of Congoleses in Italy dates back to the 1980s.

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Numbers

In 2014 in Italy there are 7,066 regular immigrants from Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo. In 2006 there were 6,167. The three cities with most number of Congoleses are: Rome, Turin and Padua.

Notable Congoleses in Italy

  • Sumbu Kalambay (1956), boxer
  • Cécile Kyenge (1964), politician, ophthalmologist
  • References

    Congolese people in Italy Wikipedia