Edou | |
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  Edou Location in the Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 1°6′51″S15°57′28″E / 1.11417°S 15.95778°E | |
| Country |  Republic of the Congo |
| Department | Cuvette |
| District | Oyo |
Edou is a small town in Oyo District in the Cuvette Department of the Republic of Congo.
The current President, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, was born in Edou in 1943 as was politician François Ibovi in 1954. [1]
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