République du Zaïre
Repubuliki ya Zaïre
Jamhuri ya Zaïre
Republic of Zaire¹ |
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1965–1997 |
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Motto
Justice - Paix - Travail
(French for "Justice - Peace - Work") |
Anthem
La Zaïroise |
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| Capital |
Kinshasa² |
| Language(s) |
French (Lingala, Kongo language, Swahili, Tshiluba were national languages) |
| Government |
Republic, de facto personal dictatorship |
| President |
| - 1965–1997 |
Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Historical era |
Cold War |
| - Coup d'etat |
24 November, 1965 |
| - Overthrow of Mobutu |
16 May, 1997 |
| Area |
| - 1996 |
2,345,410 km2 (905,568 sq mi) |
| Population |
| - 1996 est. |
46,498,539 |
| Density |
19.8 /km2 (51.3 /sq mi) |
| Currency |
Franc until 1967
Zaïre from 1967 |
| Internet TLD |
.zr |
| Calling code |
+243 |
¹ Renamed from "Democratic Republic of the Congo" ("République démocratique du Congo") on 27 October 1971
² Changed from Léopoldville in 1966 |
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Olominira ile Saire (pípè /zɑːˈɪər/; Faranse: République du Zaïre [za.iʁ]) ni oruko orile-ede oni to n je Olominira Toselu ile Kongo larin 27 October 1971, ati 17 May 1997.
