11) 1997, March 15. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1997, March 15 Rebels in Zaire (supported by troops from several neighboring countries) captured the third largest city, Kisangani, threatening the rule of Mobutu...
12) Congo, Democratic Republic of the. The World Factbook. 2003
... Background:Since 1997, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC; formerly called Zaire) has been rent by ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive...
13) Nov. 13. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...Nov. 13 Canada proposed a UN plan to provide a relief mission to Rwandan refugees in Zaire; Africans requested a UN presence. 1 Nov. 15-18 Hundreds of thousands of...
14) 1997, March. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...UN officials reported the involvement of both government and UNITA troops in the civil war in Zaire. It was reported that UNITA supported forces loyal to Mobutu,...
15) 1961. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...were halted, and a new constitution made Mobutu chair of the ruling MPR Party. 6 1986 Zaire denied Zambian allegations that Zaire was funneling arms from the U.S....
16) e. West Central Africa. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...Africa (See 1500) 1500-1600 Kongo kingdom dominated subregion south of lower Congo (Zaire) River as far as Luanda (modern-day Angola). From 1500 Kongo was becoming...
17) Orientale. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Orientale, (oreaNtal´) (KEY) , formerly Haut-Zaire (ot-zaer´) (KEY) , province (1984 pop. 4,314,672), c.204,000 sq mi (528,360 sq km), N Congo (Kinshasa). Kisangani...
18) Mobutu Sese Seko. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mobutu Sese Seko, (moboo´to sa´sa sa´ko) (KEY) , 1930-97, president of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Born Joseph Desire Mobutu, he returned from...
19) Lomami. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
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...A river of central Congo (formerly Zaire) flowing about 1,448 km (900 mi) northward to join the Congo River....
20) soukous. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...A rumbalike West African dance music originating in Congo (formerly Zaire). Perhaps (via Lingala) from French secouer, to shake, from Old French secourre, from Latin...
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