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With a population of over 23 million, Zaire was the most populous Francophone country in Africa. Zaire played a central role during the Cold War. The country was a one-party totalitarian military dictatorship, run by Mobutu Sese Seko and his Popular Movement of the Revolution.
A coalition of Rwandan and Ugandan armies invaded Zaire to overthrow the government of Mobutu, launching the First Congo War. The coalition allied with some opposition figures, led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila, becoming the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo.
Avant que le pays change de nom, une nouvelle monnaie est introduite en 1967, baptisée zaïre et destinée à remplacer le franc congolais post-colonial en tant que monnaie nationale. À son lancement, un zaïre vaut 1 000 anciens francs congolais, 100 francs belges et 2 dollars américains 16.
Aug 1, 1993 · Observers search for a suitable analogy—the next Bosnia, another Somalia—to the shaky, predatory despotism of Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku wa za Banga. By Bill Berkeley. August 1993 Issue.
May 17, 2019 · Republic of Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after Ex-President and dictator Mobutu Sese Seko was ousted by Laurent-Désiré Kabila.
Jul 7, 2024 · Congo gained independence from Belgium in 1960. 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.
Sep 1, 1978 · Internationally, Zaïre was no longer an object of scorn and ridicule, but a respected member of the African family of nations. Inflation had been halted; there was by 1970 a stable, convertible currency, negligible debt, and ample foreign exchange reserves.
May 31, 2024 · Mobutu Sese Seko, president of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) who seized power in a 1965 coup and ruled for some 32 years before being ousted in a rebellion in 1997. His regime had little success in establishing the conditions needed for economic growth and development.
To consolidate his power, he established the Popular Movement of the Revolution as the sole legal political party in 1967, changed the Congo's name to Zaire in 1971, and his own name to Mobutu Sese Seko in 1972.
Apr 6, 2010 · On 17 May 1997, at the end of an eight-month military campaign that had seen it recapture the whole of Zaire with the aid of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Angola, the AFDL spokesman, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, seized power in Kinshasa and proclaimed himself President of the Republic.
