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Zaire, [ c ] officially the Republic of Zaire, [ d ] was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to May 18, 1997. Located in Central Africa, it 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 flag changed again when the country was renamed Zaire in 1971. The Zairean flag was created as part of Mobutu's attempted re-Africanization of the nation and was used officially until Mobutu's overthrow in the First Congo War. The flag of Zaire was also used as the political-party flag of the Popular Movement of the Revolution, led by
Justice, Paix, Travail. "Justice, Peace, Labor". The national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has changed several times since 1997. The current one was introduced in 2006 and depicts a leopard head, surrounded by an elephant tusk to the left and a spear to the right. Below are the three words which make up the national motto ...
2006–present. Flag of National Congress for the Defence of the People. The design of this flag resembles the flag of Zaire. 1996–present. Flag of Allied Democratic Forces. 2014–present. Flag of Nduma Defense of Congo-Renovated. 2000–present. Flag of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda.
Internet TLD. .cd. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, [ b ] also known as the DR Congo, the DRC, or Congo-Kinshasa, is a country in Central Africa. By land area the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 109 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most ...
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