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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
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.
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.
[27] [28] [29] The river was known as Zaire during the 16th and 17th centuries; Congo seems to have replaced Zaire gradually in English usage during the 18th century, and Congo is the preferred English name in 19th-century literature, although references to Zaire as the name used by the natives (i.e., derived from Portuguese usage) remained ...
On 1 July 1960, the Belgian Congo became independent as the Republic of the Congo (République du Congo). This article lists the heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The current head of state is President Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019.
Kabila demonstrated little ability to manage the problems of his country, and lost his allies. To counterbalance the power and influence of Rwanda in DRC, Ugandan troops created another rebel movement called the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC), led by the Congolese warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba. They attacked in August 1998, backed by ...
He is the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), the DRC's oldest and largest party, [4] succeeding his late father Étienne Tshisekedi in that role, a three-time Prime Minister of Zaire and opposition leader during the reign of Mobutu Sese Seko.
Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), formerly the main opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A long-time opposition leader, he served as Prime Minister of the country (then called ...