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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 1997.
The First Congo War, [c] also known as Africa's First World War, [29] was a civil and international military conflict that lasted from 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997, primarily taking place in Zaire (which was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the conflict).
Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga [a] (/ m ə ˈ b uː t uː ˈ s ɛ s eɪ ˈ s ɛ k oʊ / ⓘ mə-BOO-too SESS-ay SEK-oh; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997.
George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Rumble in the Jungle, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.
President Mobutu announces the end of Zaire's "Second Republic", but makes no immediate move towards restoring democracy. [1] May 1990 Students at the University of Lubumbashi demonstrate against a speech in which Mobutu backtracks on his promises. [1] August Union of Federalists and Independent Republicans is founded by Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond
Republic of Zaire (1971–1997) (2) Mobutu Sese Seko (1930–1997) [a] 1977 1984: 27 October 1971 [2] 16 May 1997 (Deposed in a civil war) [3] 25 years, 201 days MPR: Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–present) 3: Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939–2001) — 17 May 1997 16 January 2001 (Assassinated) 3 years, 244 days Independent
🚨 What happened. Armed assailants, who were livestreaming, ... Christian Malanga, 41, referred to himself as the president of the “New Zaire” government, an alternative or shadow government ...
Mobutu Sese Seko, pictured with U.S. American President George H. W. Bush on a visit to the United States in 1989. As a result of the Congo Crisis of 1960–1965, army commander Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in the newly independent Congo, [1] [2] renaming the country to "Zaire" in 1972 [3] and running it as his "poorly managed private estate" for 32 years. [4]