Zaire

Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was a state in central Africa from 1971 to 1997. 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 1991. With a population of over 23 million, Zaire was the most populous Francophone country in Africa. Zaire was strategically important to the West during the Cold War, particularly the U.S., as a counterbalance to Soviet influence in Africa. The U.S. and its allies supported the Mobutu Regime (1965–1997) with military and economic aid to prevent the spread of communism.

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1971 — 1997 Zaire

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'Young people before dancing' Léopoldville

'The men of the dancing bar' Léopoldville

'Girls of the dancing bar' Léopoldville

QSL 9Q5TE

'Girls of the dancing bar' Léopoldville

The shirt features the portrait of Mobutu Sese Seko on the front and back. The date is November 24

Isaac Musekiwa, Joseph “Mujos” Mulama et François “Franco” Luambo Makiadi à Léopoldville

A Congolese rumba group performing in their orchestra in Léopoldville

Le chanteur de soukous congolais Gaby Lita Bembo jouant du piano à la fin des années 1970

'Drummer of Franco's OK Jazz' Léopoldville

• Re-emergence of human monkeypox in Zaire in 1996. Monkeypox Epidemiologic Working Group - , Q1860, 1997
• Mobutu, King of Zaire - 1999 film by Thierry Michel

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1997	Battle of Kisangani	Uganda, Rwanda, battle, Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo, Zaire, Katangese Tigers	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1997	Capture of Lubumbashi	Zambia, Rwanda, battle, Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo, Zaire	Wikidata
event	war	1978	Chadian–Libyan War	war, France, Chad, Muammar Gaddafi, history of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi, Transitional Government of National Unity, FROLINAT, Zaire	Wikidata
event	war	1978	Shaba II	United States, Belgium, France, war, Morocco, Cuba, German Democratic Republic, Front for the National Liberation of the Congo, Zaire	Wikidata
event	war	1983	Second Sudanese Civil War	Uganda, civil war, Sudan, South Sudan Liberation Movement, Anyanya II, Zaire, Nuer White Army, Sudan People's Liberation Army, Eastern Front, SPLA-Nasir, South Sudan Defence Forces	Wikidata
event	war	1990	Rwandan Civil War	France, Rwanda, civil war, Zaire, Rwandan Patriotic Front	Wikidata
event	war	1996	First Congo War	war, Angola, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo, Interahamwe, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, Zaire	Wikidata
commons	image		'Young people before dancing' Léopoldville		Commons
commons	image		'The men of the dancing bar' Léopoldville		Commons
commons	image		'Girls of the dancing bar' Léopoldville		Commons
commons	image		QSL 9Q5TE		Commons
commons	image		'Girls of the dancing bar' Léopoldville		Commons
commons	image		The shirt features the portrait of Mobutu Sese Seko on the front and back. The date is November 24		Commons
commons	image		Isaac Musekiwa, Joseph “Mujos” Mulama et François “Franco” Luambo Makiadi à Léopoldville		Commons
commons	image		A Congolese rumba group performing in their orchestra in Léopoldville		Commons
commons	image		Le chanteur de soukous congolais Gaby Lita Bembo jouant du piano à la fin des années 1970		Commons
commons	image		'Drummer of Franco's OK Jazz' Léopoldville		Commons