Joseph-Desire Mobutu27 October 1971
Mobutu changes the country's name from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zaire.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Government / Government of the Congo. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Mobutu changes the country's name from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zaire.
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