Zaire
country in Africa now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
country in Africa now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire (French: République du Zaïre) was the name of a country that is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It used this name from 27 November 1971 to 17 May 1997. The name "Zaire" comes from a Portuguese corruption of the Kongo word nzare, meaning "river".
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Republic of Zairea République du Zaïre Repubuliki ya Zaïre Jamhuri ya Zaïre | |||||||||
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| 1971–1997 | |||||||||
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| Motto: Paix – Justice – Travail[1] "Peace – Justice – Work" | |||||||||
| Anthem: La Zaïroise "The Song of Zaire" | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kinshasa | ||||||||
| Common languages | French Lingala · Kongo Swahili · Tshiluba | ||||||||
| Religion | Christianity, Baluba religion, Bantu religion | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Zairian | ||||||||
| Government | Mobutist one-party republicc[2] under a de facto military dictatorshipd | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1971–1997 | Mobutu Sese Seko | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
| 25 November 1965 | |||||||||
• Country renamed | 27 October 1971 | ||||||||
• Mobutu overthrown | 16 May 1997 | ||||||||
• Death of Mobutu | 7 September 1997 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1996 | 2,345,410 km2 (905,570 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1996 | 46498539 | ||||||||
| Currency | Zaïre | ||||||||
| Time zone | CET / EET | ||||||||
| Calling code | 243 | ||||||||
| Internet TLD | .zr | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  DR Congo | ||||||||
a. Renamed from "Democratic Republic of the Congo" (République démocratique du Congo) on 27 October 1971. b. Changed from "Léopoldville" in 1966. c. Zaire became a de jure one-party state on December 23, 1970,[3] but had been a de facto one-party state since May 20, 1967, the date on which the MPR (Mouvement Populaire de la Revolution) was established. Zaire formally adopted a multiparty system on April 24, 1990,[4] when Mobutu delivered a speech proclaiming the end of the one-party system. The country adopted multipartyism de jure with the passage of Law No. 90-002 of July 5, 1990, which amended its constitution accordingly.[5] d. 1990–1997. | |||||||||
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