Republic of Zaïre

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:municipality
gptkbp:anthem gptkb:La_Zaïroise
gptkbp:area 2,344,858 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Central_African_Republic
gptkb:Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kinshasa
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:conventionalLongName gptkb:Republic_of_Zaïre
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Zaïre
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:Zaïrean
gptkbp:dialCode +243
gptkbp:dissolved 17 May 1997
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:established 27 October 1971
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Zaïre_(1971–1997)
gptkbp:governmentType unitary one-party republic
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republic of Zaïre
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:ZR
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Kinshasa
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Mobutu_Sese_Seko
gptkbp:leaderTitle President
gptkbp:motto Paix, Justice, Travail
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:First_Congo_War
renaming from Zaïre to Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997
Mobutu Sese Seko's dictatorship
renaming from Congo to Zaïre in 1971
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Republic_of_Zaïre
gptkbp:populationEstimate about 46 million (1996)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Zaïre
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:timezone UTC+1 to UTC+2
gptkbp:UNMemberSince yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ordre_de_l'Étoile_de_la_République_du_Zaïre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6