Christianity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christianity is the majority religion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is professed by a majority of the population.
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saints Pierre and Paul in Lubumbashi, dating to the Belgian colonial period
Congolese converts to Protestantism with white missionaries at the Congo-Balolo Mission, c.1889
Kimbanguists in Nkamba, the spiritual centre of the sect, in Bas-Congo
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 1997. Zaire was located in Central Africa and was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-largest country in the world from 1965 to 1997. 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.
Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of Zaire from 1965 to 1997
Idi Amin, president of Uganda, visiting Mobutu in Zaire during The Shaba I Conflict in 1977
This is a 5 makuta (cinq makuta) coin from Zaire, 1977, which portrays Mobutu Sese Seko, who was the president during this time