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No. It is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But some people still use zaire.
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What does the name Zaire mean?
Zaire used to be the name of the country now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What does Zaire mean?
Zaire used to be the name of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What was the former name for Congo?
Congo used to be called Zaire.
Places in the world that have an z as the first word in the state name?
The only one I can think of off the top of me head is Zaire, a country in Africa on the equator. It used to be called the Belgian Congo.
What country used to be called the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What president rulled during the first Congo war?
The invaders from Rwanda invaded Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) during Mobutu Sese Seko`s tenure as president. The attackers had trained in Congo, and used it as a route to Zaire from their home country.
What places in Africa start with the letter Z?
Zambia and Zimbabwe. They used to have Zanzibar and Zaire.
What is the country name of Tuvalu?
Tuvalu is the official country name. It used to be called Ellice Islands.
Zaire is the world's major source of the magnetic element used in making metals called?
cobalt
What was the democratic republic of the Congo previously named?
The D.R.C. the Democratic Republic of Congo - you answered your own question. In french it is called 'République démocratique du Congo' and is commonly referred to as Drcongo, Congo-Kinshasa, or just DRC.History of names associated:-Prior to 1877 -I'm not sure-The African Congo Free State (1877-1908)-Belgian Congo (1908-1960)-République du Congo (1960) (Republic of Congo or Republic of the Congo)-Zaire (1971-1997) (Republic of Zaire, République du Zaïre)-Democratic Republic of Congo (starting from around between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997)
What name did the country of Iran used to have?
Persia.
What is industrial diamonds resouce in Zaire?
Diamonds from any source are used about 75% of the time for industrial purposes.
