Q. The previous name of Zaire was:
Answer: Congo
Notes: Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire was the name of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971 and 1997. The state’s name derives from the name of the Congo River, called Zaire in Portuguese.

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