Zaire, [c] officially the Republic of Zaire, [d] was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-largest country in the world from 1965 to …

2019年4月2日 · Zaire was a one-party state that was governed as a totalitarian dictatorship by Mobutu Sese Seko who seized power in 1965 following a military coup preceded by a civil war. In the early 1990s, the Rwandan genocide destabilized eastern Zaire as rival factions began amassing weapons and preparing for ethnic violence.

3 天之前 · From 1971 to 1997 the country was officially the Republic of Zaire, a change made by then ruler Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko to give the country what he thought was a more authentic African name.

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.

2019年7月1日 · Learn about the African name change from Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997. Find out the difference between the two Congos.

2024年6月25日 · Zaire was actually an alternative name for the Congo River, a significant geographical feature of the region. However, in 1997, following the fall of Mobutu, the name was reverted back to its original designation, the “Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

Democratic Republic of the Congo, also called Congo (Kinshasa), formerly (1971–97) Republic of Zaire, Country, central Africa. Area: 905,405 sq mi (2,345,000 sq km). Population: (2025 est.) 109,076,000. Capital: Kinshasa.

2019年5月17日 · On this day in 1997, the Republic of Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after Ex-President and dictator Mobutu Sese Seko was ousted from power by Laurent-Désiré Kabila in ...

The meaning of ZAIRE is the basic monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1967—71) and of Zaire (1971—96).

27 octobre 1971 – 16 mai 1997 (25 ans, 6 mois et 19 jours) Devise Justice, Paix, Travail Hymne La Zaïroise Informations générales Statut République présidentielle mobutiste à parti unique sous dictature militaire totalitaire Capitale Kinshasa Langue(s) français (lingala , kikongo ya leta [n 1] , swahili , tshiluba: langues nationales) Monnaie Zaïre Domaine internet .zr Indicatif ...