Zaire/zɑːˈɪər/, officially the Republic of Zaire (French:République du Zaïre; French pronunciation:[za.iʁ]) was the name, between 1971 and 1997, of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, sometimes called Zaire in Portuguese, adapted from the Kongo word nzere or nzadi ("river that swallows all rivers").
The state was a one-party state and dictatorship, run by Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling Popular Movement of the Revolution party. It was established following Mobutu's seizure of power in a military coup in 1965, following five years of political upheaval following independence known as the Congo Crisis. Zaire had a strongly centralist constitution and foreign assets were nationalized. A wider campaign of Authenticité, ridding the country of the influences from the colonial era of the Belgian Congo, was also launched under Mobutu's direction. Weakened by the end of American support after the end of the Cold War, Mobutu was forced to declare a new republic in 1990 to cope with demands for change. By the time of its disestablishment, Mobutu's rule was characterized by widespread cronyism, corruption and economic mismanagement.
Zaire is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres (15,490sqmi) in the north west of the country and has a population of about 600,000 inhabitants. It is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the east by the Uíge Province, and on the south by the Bengo Province.
History
The Bakongo people occupied the valley of the Congo River in the mid-thirteenth century, and formed the Kingdom of Kongo. This kingdom existed from 1390 until 1891 as an independent state, and from 1891 to 1914 as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Portugal. In 1914, the Kongo monarchy was abolished, following the Portuguese victory against several revolts of this kingdom.
During the Portuguese Colonial War, much of the Bakongo people fled to the then Zaire, leading to a considerable decrease of the presence presence of this ethnic group in Angolan soil. However, after the Independence of Angola, many refugees (and their descendants) returned to Angola.
The Zaire (French: Zaïre), symbol: "Z", or sometimes "Ƶ", was introduced in 1967, replacing the Congolese franc at an exchange rate of 1 zaire = 1000 francs. The zaire was subdivided into 100 makuta (singular: likuta, symbol: "K"), each of 100 sengi (symbol: "s"). However, the sengi was worth very little and the only sengi denominated coin was the 10 sengi coin issued in 1967. Unusually for any currency, it was common practice to write cash amounts with three zeros after the decimal place, even after inflation had greatly devalued the currency. Inflation eventually caused denominations of banknotes up to 5,000,000 zaires to be issued, after which the new zaire was introduced.
Coins
In 1967, coins were introduced by the National Bank of Congo in denominations of 10 sengi, 1 and 5 makuta, with the lower two denominations in aluminium and the highest in cupro-nickel. In 1973, the first coins issued by the Bank of Zaire were issued, cupro-nickel 5, 10 and 20 makuta. In 1987, a new coinage was introduced, consisting of brass 1, 5 and with a 10 zaires in 1988.
The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification (ARCLLA) is launching a public tender for the concession, construction, operation and commercial management contract of the Soyo logistics platform, located in Zaire province.
published: 12 Jan 2022
Hitching a Ride in Angola's Zaire Province
Sascha catching one of the most spectacular rides of his life. Northern Angola, direction DR Congo border. I don't really influence what's happening.. I simply record the normal habits in a certain location as experienced by myself. For more adventure please visit saschagrabow.com.
published: 09 Aug 2012
Luvo Logistic Platform, Zaire Angola EN
The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification (ARCLLA) is launching a public tender for the concession, construction, operation and commercial management contract of the Luvo logistics platform, located in Zaire province.
published: 12 Jan 2022
15 Best Places to Visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Travel Video | Travel Guide
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published: 09 Apr 2022
Zaire - História do antigo reino do Kongo atrai visitantes nacionais e estrangeiros
How Mobutu Conquered Congo | The Complex History of the Leopard of Zaire
As far as African dictators go, there is probably no single greater illustration of the nuances and complexities that underpin dictatorships in Africa, than Joseph Desire Mobutu’s 31 year stint, as the leader of the nation known today as the DRC.
A self-proclaimed anti-communist who modelled his entire state apparatus after China’s chairman Mao. A self-styled African revolutionary, who collaborated with his country’s former colonisers to assassinate his own prime minister and a proud Afrocentric, whose love for European luxuries and prestige would see him seize control of an estimated one third of his country’s GDP and build a personal net worth nearly twice the size of his country’s national debt.
A paradoxical man from a nation of paradox. Mobutu may have been stereotypically arrogant...
published: 23 Apr 2021
ZAIRE: 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF SO CALLED LUBUMBASHI MASSACRE
(11 May 1997) French/Nat
With Zaire poised on the brink of major political change, the issue of human rights abuses continues to plague the leadership of ailing President Mobutu Sese Seko.
Sunday is the seventh anniversary of the so-called "Lubumbashi massacre" in which students who took part in an anti-goverment rally were later murdered in their dormitories.
Estimates vary about how many people died and who actually carried out the killing.
The governor of the province was convicted of the crime and has served four years of a life jail term.
But Koyagialo Ngbase now insists he was a scapegoat for the Mobutu regime.
Kinshasa is a town in waiting. Rebel leader Laurent Kabila's troops are nearing the outskirts of the city.
As the rebels cut a swathe through Zaire, th...
published: 21 Jul 2015
27 octobre 1971 : la République démocratique du Congo devient le Zaïre
Après la monnaie, c’est au tour du pays et du fleuve Congo de prendre, le 27 octobre 1971, le nom de Zaïre. Objectif affiché du président Mobutu : tirer un trait sur le passé colonial et donner une nouvelle fierté nationale au pays.
published: 27 Oct 2017
Known a little bit of Zaire Province... @angolatourism7940 @Tourism_in_Angola
Áfrika, Angola, Zaire Province, municipality of Tomboco, comune of Kinzau, Kizanza village/location.
published: 09 Mar 2024
Zaïre
23 avril 1997
Au Zaire les rebelles dirigés par Laurent Désiré KABILA s'emparent de trois villes supplementaires en direction de Kinshasa et s'opposent au passage des convois humanitaires du Haut commissariat aux réfugiés. Ils empêchent la Croix rouge de proceder aux rapatriement des réfugiés des camps de Kasese et Biaro. Images d'archive INA
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The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logisti...
The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification (ARCLLA) is launching a public tender for the concession, construction, operation and commercial management contract of the Soyo logistics platform, located in Zaire province.
The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification (ARCLLA) is launching a public tender for the concession, construction, operation and commercial management contract of the Soyo logistics platform, located in Zaire province.
Sascha catching one of the most spectacular rides of his life. Northern Angola, direction DR Congo border. I don't really influence what's happening.. I simply ...
Sascha catching one of the most spectacular rides of his life. Northern Angola, direction DR Congo border. I don't really influence what's happening.. I simply record the normal habits in a certain location as experienced by myself. For more adventure please visit saschagrabow.com.
Sascha catching one of the most spectacular rides of his life. Northern Angola, direction DR Congo border. I don't really influence what's happening.. I simply record the normal habits in a certain location as experienced by myself. For more adventure please visit saschagrabow.com.
The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logisti...
The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification (ARCLLA) is launching a public tender for the concession, construction, operation and commercial management contract of the Luvo logistics platform, located in Zaire province.
The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification (ARCLLA) is launching a public tender for the concession, construction, operation and commercial management contract of the Luvo logistics platform, located in Zaire province.
15 Best Places to Visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Travel Video | Travel Guide
#travelvideo #travel #travelguide #skytravel #congo #solotravel #solo
15 Best Places to Visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Travel Video | Travel Guide
#travelvideo #travel #travelguide #skytravel #congo #solotravel #solo
15 Best Places to Visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Travel Video | Travel Guide
#travelvideo #travel #travelguide #skytravel #congo #solotravel #solo
As far as African dictators go, there is probably no single greater illustration of the nuances and complexities that underpin dictatorships in Africa, than Jos...
As far as African dictators go, there is probably no single greater illustration of the nuances and complexities that underpin dictatorships in Africa, than Joseph Desire Mobutu’s 31 year stint, as the leader of the nation known today as the DRC.
A self-proclaimed anti-communist who modelled his entire state apparatus after China’s chairman Mao. A self-styled African revolutionary, who collaborated with his country’s former colonisers to assassinate his own prime minister and a proud Afrocentric, whose love for European luxuries and prestige would see him seize control of an estimated one third of his country’s GDP and build a personal net worth nearly twice the size of his country’s national debt.
A paradoxical man from a nation of paradox. Mobutu may have been stereotypically arrogant and cruel, but he was far from a simpleton. His over 3 decades as Congo’s Supreme leader, would be built on a complex combination of evil genius, will power and good fortune.
#Congo #Africa #History
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Written by: K.B. Taiwo
As far as African dictators go, there is probably no single greater illustration of the nuances and complexities that underpin dictatorships in Africa, than Joseph Desire Mobutu’s 31 year stint, as the leader of the nation known today as the DRC.
A self-proclaimed anti-communist who modelled his entire state apparatus after China’s chairman Mao. A self-styled African revolutionary, who collaborated with his country’s former colonisers to assassinate his own prime minister and a proud Afrocentric, whose love for European luxuries and prestige would see him seize control of an estimated one third of his country’s GDP and build a personal net worth nearly twice the size of his country’s national debt.
A paradoxical man from a nation of paradox. Mobutu may have been stereotypically arrogant and cruel, but he was far from a simpleton. His over 3 decades as Congo’s Supreme leader, would be built on a complex combination of evil genius, will power and good fortune.
#Congo #Africa #History
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Written by: K.B. Taiwo
(11 May 1997) French/Nat
With Zaire poised on the brink of major political change, the issue of human rights abuses continues to plague the leadership of ai...
(11 May 1997) French/Nat
With Zaire poised on the brink of major political change, the issue of human rights abuses continues to plague the leadership of ailing President Mobutu Sese Seko.
Sunday is the seventh anniversary of the so-called "Lubumbashi massacre" in which students who took part in an anti-goverment rally were later murdered in their dormitories.
Estimates vary about how many people died and who actually carried out the killing.
The governor of the province was convicted of the crime and has served four years of a life jail term.
But Koyagialo Ngbase now insists he was a scapegoat for the Mobutu regime.
Kinshasa is a town in waiting. Rebel leader Laurent Kabila's troops are nearing the outskirts of the city.
As the rebels cut a swathe through Zaire, there are suggestions that they have left a trail of human rights abuses behind them especially in the jungles of eastern Zaire where thousands of refugees are still unaccounted for.
But the regime of President Mobutu Sese Seko has a patchy record when it comes to human rights.
In 1990, some students who'd taken part in an anti-government protests in Lubumbashi were massacred that night in their university campus.
The official death toll is still only one but rumours persist that hundreds died in what some believe was fighting between rival tribes while other say the attack was carried out by the military.
The then governor of Shaba province Koyagialo Ngbase was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment as the official responsible for the killings.
But he ended up only serving four years of his term.
Ngbase spoke to APTV on the seventh anniversary of the massacre and says he was made a scapegoat by President Mobutu for the Lubumbashi massacre.
SOUNDBITE:
"When you recall the events and understand the war that we are undergoing today, I say, that he (Mobutu) knows that I was a victim of politics".
SUPER CAPTION: Koyagialo Ngbase, Former Governor of Shaba province
He says he has documentation that shows some of the students who allegedly died, went on to receive their diplomas.
It seems unlikely the truth will ever be known.
But now he is looking to the future and is calling on the two warring sides to deal with their problems in the time honoured village tradition.
SOUNDBITE:
"Finally there is a meeting to re-establish peace and reconciliation, the way we would do it in a village. And I think that eventually President Mobutu and Kabila will both gain through this form of dialogue".
SUPER CAPTION: Koyagialo Ngbase, Former Governor of Shaba province
Human rights groups are reluctant to talk specifically about the Lubumbashi massacre but they say Mobutu's regime has little respect for the rights of its people.
SOUNDBITE:
"We have not yet arrived as a government which can assure the respect of human rights, the work we do on human rights is not well received by the government who should guarantee the people's security because human rights are sacrosanct and constitutional".
SUPER CAPTION: Alfred Lukhanda Mulambu, Zaire's Human Rights Association
But it seems Mobutu's thirty year rule may finally be coming to an end - the President has agreed to discuss handing over power to Kabila when they meet on Wednesday.
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(11 May 1997) French/Nat
With Zaire poised on the brink of major political change, the issue of human rights abuses continues to plague the leadership of ailing President Mobutu Sese Seko.
Sunday is the seventh anniversary of the so-called "Lubumbashi massacre" in which students who took part in an anti-goverment rally were later murdered in their dormitories.
Estimates vary about how many people died and who actually carried out the killing.
The governor of the province was convicted of the crime and has served four years of a life jail term.
But Koyagialo Ngbase now insists he was a scapegoat for the Mobutu regime.
Kinshasa is a town in waiting. Rebel leader Laurent Kabila's troops are nearing the outskirts of the city.
As the rebels cut a swathe through Zaire, there are suggestions that they have left a trail of human rights abuses behind them especially in the jungles of eastern Zaire where thousands of refugees are still unaccounted for.
But the regime of President Mobutu Sese Seko has a patchy record when it comes to human rights.
In 1990, some students who'd taken part in an anti-government protests in Lubumbashi were massacred that night in their university campus.
The official death toll is still only one but rumours persist that hundreds died in what some believe was fighting between rival tribes while other say the attack was carried out by the military.
The then governor of Shaba province Koyagialo Ngbase was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment as the official responsible for the killings.
But he ended up only serving four years of his term.
Ngbase spoke to APTV on the seventh anniversary of the massacre and says he was made a scapegoat by President Mobutu for the Lubumbashi massacre.
SOUNDBITE:
"When you recall the events and understand the war that we are undergoing today, I say, that he (Mobutu) knows that I was a victim of politics".
SUPER CAPTION: Koyagialo Ngbase, Former Governor of Shaba province
He says he has documentation that shows some of the students who allegedly died, went on to receive their diplomas.
It seems unlikely the truth will ever be known.
But now he is looking to the future and is calling on the two warring sides to deal with their problems in the time honoured village tradition.
SOUNDBITE:
"Finally there is a meeting to re-establish peace and reconciliation, the way we would do it in a village. And I think that eventually President Mobutu and Kabila will both gain through this form of dialogue".
SUPER CAPTION: Koyagialo Ngbase, Former Governor of Shaba province
Human rights groups are reluctant to talk specifically about the Lubumbashi massacre but they say Mobutu's regime has little respect for the rights of its people.
SOUNDBITE:
"We have not yet arrived as a government which can assure the respect of human rights, the work we do on human rights is not well received by the government who should guarantee the people's security because human rights are sacrosanct and constitutional".
SUPER CAPTION: Alfred Lukhanda Mulambu, Zaire's Human Rights Association
But it seems Mobutu's thirty year rule may finally be coming to an end - the President has agreed to discuss handing over power to Kabila when they meet on Wednesday.
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Après la monnaie, c’est au tour du pays et du fleuve Congo de prendre, le 27 octobre 1971, le nom de Zaïre. Objectif affiché du président Mobutu : tirer un trai...
Après la monnaie, c’est au tour du pays et du fleuve Congo de prendre, le 27 octobre 1971, le nom de Zaïre. Objectif affiché du président Mobutu : tirer un trait sur le passé colonial et donner une nouvelle fierté nationale au pays.
Après la monnaie, c’est au tour du pays et du fleuve Congo de prendre, le 27 octobre 1971, le nom de Zaïre. Objectif affiché du président Mobutu : tirer un trait sur le passé colonial et donner une nouvelle fierté nationale au pays.
23 avril 1997
Au Zaire les rebelles dirigés par Laurent Désiré KABILA s'emparent de trois villes supplementaires en direction de Kinshasa et s'opposent au passa...
23 avril 1997
Au Zaire les rebelles dirigés par Laurent Désiré KABILA s'emparent de trois villes supplementaires en direction de Kinshasa et s'opposent au passage des convois humanitaires du Haut commissariat aux réfugiés. Ils empêchent la Croix rouge de proceder aux rapatriement des réfugiés des camps de Kasese et Biaro. Images d'archive INA
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23 avril 1997
Au Zaire les rebelles dirigés par Laurent Désiré KABILA s'emparent de trois villes supplementaires en direction de Kinshasa et s'opposent au passage des convois humanitaires du Haut commissariat aux réfugiés. Ils empêchent la Croix rouge de proceder aux rapatriement des réfugiés des camps de Kasese et Biaro. Images d'archive INA
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The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification (ARCLLA) is launching a public tender for the concession, construction, operation and commercial management contract of the Soyo logistics platform, located in Zaire province.
Sascha catching one of the most spectacular rides of his life. Northern Angola, direction DR Congo border. I don't really influence what's happening.. I simply record the normal habits in a certain location as experienced by myself. For more adventure please visit saschagrabow.com.
The Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency - AIPEX informs national and international investors that the Angolan Regulatory Agency for Cargo and Logistics Certification (ARCLLA) is launching a public tender for the concession, construction, operation and commercial management contract of the Luvo logistics platform, located in Zaire province.
15 Best Places to Visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Travel Video | Travel Guide
#travelvideo #travel #travelguide #skytravel #congo #solotravel #solo
As far as African dictators go, there is probably no single greater illustration of the nuances and complexities that underpin dictatorships in Africa, than Joseph Desire Mobutu’s 31 year stint, as the leader of the nation known today as the DRC.
A self-proclaimed anti-communist who modelled his entire state apparatus after China’s chairman Mao. A self-styled African revolutionary, who collaborated with his country’s former colonisers to assassinate his own prime minister and a proud Afrocentric, whose love for European luxuries and prestige would see him seize control of an estimated one third of his country’s GDP and build a personal net worth nearly twice the size of his country’s national debt.
A paradoxical man from a nation of paradox. Mobutu may have been stereotypically arrogant and cruel, but he was far from a simpleton. His over 3 decades as Congo’s Supreme leader, would be built on a complex combination of evil genius, will power and good fortune.
#Congo #Africa #History
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Written by: K.B. Taiwo
(11 May 1997) French/Nat
With Zaire poised on the brink of major political change, the issue of human rights abuses continues to plague the leadership of ailing President Mobutu Sese Seko.
Sunday is the seventh anniversary of the so-called "Lubumbashi massacre" in which students who took part in an anti-goverment rally were later murdered in their dormitories.
Estimates vary about how many people died and who actually carried out the killing.
The governor of the province was convicted of the crime and has served four years of a life jail term.
But Koyagialo Ngbase now insists he was a scapegoat for the Mobutu regime.
Kinshasa is a town in waiting. Rebel leader Laurent Kabila's troops are nearing the outskirts of the city.
As the rebels cut a swathe through Zaire, there are suggestions that they have left a trail of human rights abuses behind them especially in the jungles of eastern Zaire where thousands of refugees are still unaccounted for.
But the regime of President Mobutu Sese Seko has a patchy record when it comes to human rights.
In 1990, some students who'd taken part in an anti-government protests in Lubumbashi were massacred that night in their university campus.
The official death toll is still only one but rumours persist that hundreds died in what some believe was fighting between rival tribes while other say the attack was carried out by the military.
The then governor of Shaba province Koyagialo Ngbase was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment as the official responsible for the killings.
But he ended up only serving four years of his term.
Ngbase spoke to APTV on the seventh anniversary of the massacre and says he was made a scapegoat by President Mobutu for the Lubumbashi massacre.
SOUNDBITE:
"When you recall the events and understand the war that we are undergoing today, I say, that he (Mobutu) knows that I was a victim of politics".
SUPER CAPTION: Koyagialo Ngbase, Former Governor of Shaba province
He says he has documentation that shows some of the students who allegedly died, went on to receive their diplomas.
It seems unlikely the truth will ever be known.
But now he is looking to the future and is calling on the two warring sides to deal with their problems in the time honoured village tradition.
SOUNDBITE:
"Finally there is a meeting to re-establish peace and reconciliation, the way we would do it in a village. And I think that eventually President Mobutu and Kabila will both gain through this form of dialogue".
SUPER CAPTION: Koyagialo Ngbase, Former Governor of Shaba province
Human rights groups are reluctant to talk specifically about the Lubumbashi massacre but they say Mobutu's regime has little respect for the rights of its people.
SOUNDBITE:
"We have not yet arrived as a government which can assure the respect of human rights, the work we do on human rights is not well received by the government who should guarantee the people's security because human rights are sacrosanct and constitutional".
SUPER CAPTION: Alfred Lukhanda Mulambu, Zaire's Human Rights Association
But it seems Mobutu's thirty year rule may finally be coming to an end - the President has agreed to discuss handing over power to Kabila when they meet on Wednesday.
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Après la monnaie, c’est au tour du pays et du fleuve Congo de prendre, le 27 octobre 1971, le nom de Zaïre. Objectif affiché du président Mobutu : tirer un trait sur le passé colonial et donner une nouvelle fierté nationale au pays.
23 avril 1997
Au Zaire les rebelles dirigés par Laurent Désiré KABILA s'emparent de trois villes supplementaires en direction de Kinshasa et s'opposent au passage des convois humanitaires du Haut commissariat aux réfugiés. Ils empêchent la Croix rouge de proceder aux rapatriement des réfugiés des camps de Kasese et Biaro. Images d'archive INA
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Zaire/zɑːˈɪər/, officially the Republic of Zaire (French:République du Zaïre; French pronunciation:[za.iʁ]) was the name, between 1971 and 1997, of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, sometimes called Zaire in Portuguese, adapted from the Kongo word nzere or nzadi ("river that swallows all rivers").
The state was a one-party state and dictatorship, run by Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling Popular Movement of the Revolution party. It was established following Mobutu's seizure of power in a military coup in 1965, following five years of political upheaval following independence known as the Congo Crisis. Zaire had a strongly centralist constitution and foreign assets were nationalized. A wider campaign of Authenticité, ridding the country of the influences from the colonial era of the Belgian Congo, was also launched under Mobutu's direction. Weakened by the end of American support after the end of the Cold War, Mobutu was forced to declare a new republic in 1990 to cope with demands for change. By the time of its disestablishment, Mobutu's rule was characterized by widespread cronyism, corruption and economic mismanagement.