INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as Congo-Kinshasa and formerly known as Zaire, is a country in Central Africa bordered to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean. By land area, the DRC is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire (French: République du Zaïre) was the name of a country that is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Democratic Republic of Congo In 1971, under the dictatorship of Mobutu Sese Seko, it became the Republic of Zaire, since Zaire was an alternative name for the Congo River. After the fall of Mobutu, it was changed back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997.

Detailed explanation-4: -The river was known as Zaire during the 16th and 17th centuries; Congo seems to have replaced Zaire gradually in English usage during the 18th century, and Congo is the preferred English name in 19th-century literature, although references to Zahir or Zaire as the name used by the inhabitants remained common.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mobutu Sese Seko is known for being a long-running president (1965–97) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is also known for his push to Africanize names during his presidency, which included changing the country’s name to Republic of Zaire in 1971 (it was changed back in 1997) and his own name.