1. Arrival in Léopoldville on State Department tour

    · Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), Republic of the Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)

    Armstrong arrived in Léopoldville during his State Department-sponsored African tour, amid Congo's first months of independence. Coordinates represent central Kinshasa; the Library of Congress source does not identify the arrival facility.

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