On this day in Black history, Zaire is renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to the installation of Laurent Kabila, the country was ruled by Mobutu Sese Seko for close to 40 years. FINAL YEARS OF ZAIRE Mobutu took over in a coup in 1965 and changed the country's name to Zaire six years […]

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