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Zaire’s new leader Laurent Kabila renames the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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South African History Online. (2012, May 14). Zaire’s new leader Laurent Kabila renames the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083337
South African History Online (2012) 'Zaire’s new leader Laurent Kabila renames the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo.', South African History Online, 14 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083337 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, Zaire’s new leader Laurent Kabila renames the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083337, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"Zaire’s new leader Laurent Kabila renames the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo.." South African History Online, 14 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083337. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Zaire’s new leader Laurent Kabila renames the nation the Democratic Republic of the Congo.." South African History Online. May 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083337.
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