|footnotes=aالف. Renamedدگرگونی fromنام "Democraticاز Republic«جمهوری ofدموکراتیک the Congo"کنگو» (''République démocratique du Congo'') onدر 27۲۷ Octoberاکتبر 1971۱۹۷۱.{{سخ}}b. Changed from "Léopoldville" in 1966.{{سخ}}c. Zaire became a ''de jure'' single-party state on December 23, 1970,<ref>Kaplan, Irving (ed.). ''Zaire: A Country Study''. Third Edition, First Printing. 1979.</ref> but had been a ''de facto'' single-party state since May 20, 1967, the date on which the [[Popular Movement of the Revolution|MPR]] (''Mouvement Populaire de la Revolution'') was established. Zaire formally adopted a multiparty system on April 24, 1990,<ref>Sandra W. Meditz and Tim Merrill (eds.). ''Zaire: A Country Study''. Fourth Edition. 1993.</ref> when Mobutu delivered a speech proclaiming the end of the single-party system. The country adopted multipartyism ''de jure'' with the passage of Law No. 90-002 of July 5, 1990, which amended its constitution accordingly.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Zaire1990.pdf Complete text of the Zairian constitution after the enactment of Law No. 90-002 of July 5, 1990 concerning the modification of certain provisions of the Constitution]</ref>{{سخ}}d. 1990–۱۹۹۷.
