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See also: | History of Zaire 1997 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Zaire.
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Sizarail is dissolved and all operations are taken over by the Société nationale des chemins de fer du Congo (SNCC).[1] | |
18 February | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1097 is adopted unanimously, in which the Council endorsed a five-point peace plan to address the situation in eastern Zaire.[2] |
29 March | Société Minière et Industrielle du Kivu (Sominki) is put into liquidation.[3] |
16 May | Donatien Mahele Lieko Bokungu, army chief of staff, is killed by Mobutu loyalists.[4] |
16 May | First Congo War concludes when forces under Laurent-Désiré Kabila enter Kinshasa |
17 May | Zaire is renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bank of Zaire becomes Central Bank of the Congo |