Zaire

Posted February 24th, 2008 by Anonymous

The Republic of Zaire (French: République du Zaïre ) was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971, and May 17, 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the Portuguese: Zaire , itself a mispronunciation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi , or "the river that swallows all rivers") and is often—inaccurately—still used to refer to that state.

Unrest and rebellion plagued the government until 1965, when Lieutenant General Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, by then commander-in-chief of the national army, seized control of the country and declared himself president for five years. Mobutu quickly consolidated his power and was elected unopposed as president in 1970.

The country's post-independence name Republic of the Congo was used from 1960 until 1964, when it was changed to Democratic Republic of the Congo , to distinguish it from the neighboring Republic of the Congo.

Information about Zaire.

During my daily digging of the Web, I stumbled on this french online shop selling, among others, more-than-rare jerseys of african teams. Only five teams are available: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Togo and Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo).

Dr. William Heyward in his fight against AIDS has focused his attention towards far-flung areas such as Zaire, Alaska, South America and Thailand.He has lived on the leading edge of research on the causes, effects and prevention of devastating diseases among some of the world's poorest areas.

The Zaire species of Ebolavirus (ZEBOV) remains the most virulent of the various known species. It alone is responsible for 88% of human deaths from haemorrhagic fever recorded since Ebola's discovery in 1976.

:::HR guy, looking over Gov. Bill Richardson's resume::: "You negotiated with dictators in Iraq, North Korea, Cuba, Zaire, Nigeria, Yugoslavia, and Kenya. You got a cease-fire in Darfur, and have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 4 times...So what makes you think you can be president?"

Take a look at the behind the scenes video shoot for Tommy Danger - The Now & Laterman's first independent video Gang Bang. Directed by Zaire shot on location in Brooklyn New York June 2004www.tommydanger.netwww.youtube.com/tommydangervisionwww.myspace.com/tommydangernowandlatermanwww,dangervision.blogspot.com

Zaire

Zaire (spelled Zaïre in French ; from the Portuguese : Zaire , itself a mispronunciation of the Kikongo word nzere or nzadi , or "the river that swallows all rivers") [1] was the ...