1972 in Zaire

The following lists events that happened during 1972 in Zaire.

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January
  • January 2 - President Mobutu Sese Seko announced his new campaign, "Authenticité", to remove all traces of the former Belgian Congo's colonial past in favor of "Africanized" names, customs and dress. Having changed his own name from Joseph-Desire Mobutu, the President required citizens with European-sounding names to change them to something more authentic.[1]
gollark: But think of all the exciting achievements you could achieve.
gollark: You should acquire achievements on my website instead.
gollark: However, I just did it by immediately typing all possible words before the computer had registered any time.
gollark: Advanced!
gollark: If you do not have backups, you're asking for spontaneous disk implosion to delete all your datas.

References
  1. "Mobutu to Wipe Out Relics of Colonial 'Congo'", The Star-News (Pasadena), January 3, 1972, p2
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