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| | 1997 | Constitution Kablila, Laurent-Desire |  |
| 17th May Returns to the pre-1971 name of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1997 | Coup d'Etat Mobutu, Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga | |
| Mobutu is overthrown in the First Congo War by Laurent-D‚sir‚ Kabila, who was supported by the Tutsi governments of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda |
| 1997 | Death Mobutu, Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga | |
| 7th Sep Death of Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga Mobutu, in exile in Rabat, Morocco, from prostate cancer which had been developing since 1962 |
| 1997 | Diplomacy Kablila, Laurent-Desire | |
| Hailed by USASecretary of State Albright as a "strong new leader" & a "beacon of hope" |
| 1997 | Inauguration of Kabalia Kablila, Laurent-Desire | |
| 29th May Kinshasa Sworn in as President of Zaire in a stadium in front of 35,000 people |
| 1997 | President Kablila, Laurent-Desire | |
| 17th May Appointed President of Zaire |
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