Preferred Term
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Scope Note
Name change from Zaïre to Democratic Republic of the Congo effective 17 May 1997
Used For
CONGO DR, CONGO-KINSHASA, CONGO-LEOPOLDVILLE, ZAIRE
Hierarchy
17 - GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS
Broader Terms
AFRICA
CENTRAL AFRICA
FRENCH-SPEAKING AFRICA
Related Terms
CONGO QUESTION
CONGOLESE (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SITUATION
REFUGEES FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1001559
Other Formats
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Language Equivalents
ar
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
zh
刚果民主共和国
en
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
fr
RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO
ru
Демократическая Республика Конго
es
REPÚBLICA DEMOCRATICA DEL CONGO