Zaire, officially the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1965 to 1971 and the Republic of Zaire from 1971 to 1997, was a country in Central Africa headed by Mobutu Sese Seko from 1965 to 1997. It w
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
A 5 makuta coin from 1977, which portrays Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of Zaire during this time
The First Congo War, also known as Africa's First World War, was a civil and international military conflict that lasted from 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997, primarily taking place in Zaire. The war r
A Rwandan refugee camp in Zaire, 1994
President Laurent-Désiré Kabila