1974 in Zaire
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The following lists events that happened during 1974 in Zaire.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The Kamanyola Division is formed, an infantry division of the Forces Armées Zaïroises trained by North Korea. | |
| The Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center is established in an attempt to domesticate African elephants for work | |
| 31 May | Société Minière et Industrielle du Kivu is formed to take over all the gold and tin mines in South Kivu.[1] |
| 13–22 June | Zaire places fourth in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 2 competition. |
| 1 July | The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Zaïrois (SNCZ) is formed by merging five existing railway companies: Chemins de Fer Kinshasa-Dilolo-Lubumbashi, Chemins de Fer des Grands Lacs, Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Zaïre (formerly Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo), Chemin de Fer Matadi-Kinshasa and Chemin de Fer de Mayombe. |
| 15 August | The Constitution of Zaire codifies Zaire as a one-party state with the Popular Movement of the Revolution as the only legally permitted party and enshrines Mobutism as the state ideology.[2] |
| 22–24 September | Zaire 74 is a three-day live music festival at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa.[3] |
| 30 October | World heavyweight champion George Foreman fights challenger Muhammad Ali in Kinshasa in "The Rumble in the Jungle". |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ TIN: Republic of the Zaire 1974, p. 15.
- ^ Young & Turner 1985, p. 64.
- ^ Music Fete in Zaire...
Sources
[edit]- "Music Fete in Zaire Has Poor Box Office But Makes a Big Hit", New York Times, 25 September 1974
- N'Lemvo Dedengity, Alain Riche (2008), "Historique de la S.N.C.C.", La problématique de l'audit interne dans la gestion des entreprises publiques en République Démocratique du Congo: Cas de « LA SOCIETE NATIONALE DE CHEMINS DE FER DU CONGO (thesis), Institut supérieur du commerce, retrieved 30 March 2021
- "TIN: Republic of the Zaire", Mineral Trade Notes, vol. 71–8, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1974
- U.S. Dept of Commerce (1974), Trading with the U.S.S.R., U.S. Department of Commerce, Domestic and International Business Administration
- Young, M. Crawford; Turner, Thomas (1985). The Rise & Decline of the Zairian State. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-10113-8.
