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Stade Cardinal Malula
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Full name	Stade Cardinal Malula
Former names	Stade du 24 Novembre Stade Reine Astrid
Location	Kinshasa, Congo DR
Capacity	24,000
Opened	1937
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Stade Cardinal Malula, formerly known as Stade 24 Novembre and before Stade Reine Astrid, is a stadium located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It opened in 1937 and serves as the home of AS Dragons.

It is currently named in honor of Joseph Malula, Archbishop of Kinshasa from 1964 to his death in 1989. It was before named of the date Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in the country in 1965 and previously named after Astrid of Sweden, Queen consort of the Belgians, when Congo was a Belgian colony.

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Landmarks	Makala Central Prison Palais de la Nation Palais du Peuple Stade des Martyrs Stade Tata Raphaël Stade Cardinal Malula Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral
Education	University of Kinshasa Université Libre de Kinshasa National Institute of Arts, Kinshasa International schools Lycée Prince de Liège Lycée Français René Descartes Kinshasa The American School of Kinshasa
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