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Encyclopedia: Zaire

Zaire (spelled Zaïre in French; from the Portuguese: Zaire, derived from Nzadi, River in Kikongo) was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971, and May 17, 1997, and is often still used to refer to that state. This article addresses this subsequent usage.

Unrest and rebellion plagued the government until 1965, when Lieutenant General Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, by then commander-in-chief of the national army, seized control of the country and declared himself president for five years. Mobutu quickly consolidated his power and was elected unopposed as president in 1970.

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How to say "Zaire" in other languages:

	(Spanish)	Zaire
	(French)	Zaïre

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Ngoy Mushola

Ngoy Mushola is a doctor from Bumba, Zaire. He recorded the first description of the Ebola virus in a town named Yambuku...

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Johnny Wakelin

Johnny Wakelin is a British Pye Records recording artist. He has had two hits in Britain: Black Superman and In Zaire . They were both about Muhammad Ali. Discography Black Superman (1975) Reggae, Soul & Rock'n'Roll (1976) In Zaire African Man (1977) Double Trouble (1978...

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Congolese music

The term Congolese can refer to two different countries: Music of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire, Congo-Kinshasa...

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Ebola River

The Ebola River in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the headstream of the Mongala River (a tributary of the Zaire River, formerly named the Congo River). The Ebola virus is named for this river...

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Jean-Richard Geurts

Jean-Richard Geurts , perhaps better known under his pseudonym Janry (born October 2, 1957 in Jadotville, currently Likasi, Zaire), is a comic strip artist. With Tome he created Le Petit Spirou and made several Spirou albums...

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Political divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is divided into 10 provinces, and one independent city Bandundu Bas-Congo Equateur Kasai-Occidental Kasai-Oriental Katanga Kinshasa Maniema Nord-Kivu Orientale (formerly Haute-Zaire) Sud-Kivu...

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Provinces of Angola

Angola is divided into 18 provinces: Bengo Benguela Bié Cabinda Cuando Cubango Cuanza Norte Cuanza Sul Cunene Huambo Huila Luanda Lunda Norte Lunda Sul Malanje Moxico Namibe Uige Zaire...

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Albertville (disambiguation)

formerly known as Albertville. (see Zaire for the renaming...

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Frederick Kambemba Yamusangie

Frederick Kambemba Yamusangie is a novelist, playwright and poet who was born and partly brought up in Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo) in Africa. He studied communication engineering at the University of Kent at Canterbury in England and now lives in Essex, United Kingdom. He...

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Gaston Briart

localities: The Kipushi mine, Zaire in Mineralogical Record volume 26, Number 3: May-June 1995 p.163...

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