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Zaire
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Zaire
The currency of Zaire between 1967 and 1997. The first zaire, used until 1993, suffered from hyperinflation. The second zaire was replaced by the Congolese franc in 1997 when Zaire became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


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The movement in the northwestern region also swore to overthrow the "puppet regime" in Kinshasa and claimed that it included members of the FAZ (former Zairean army) and deserters from the Congolese armed forces (FARDC).
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The text looks at the roots of the Cuban-MPLA alliance in Che Guevara's activities the Congo (later to become Zaire) and untangles the motivations and decisions of both domestic Angolan actors and the numerous foreign actors involved in the conflict, including the Cubans, Portuguese, Soviets, Americans, South Africans, and Zaireans.
 
 
 
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