Zaire

Zaire was the name of the present day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Zaire was in existence from 1965, when the new leader Mobutu Sese Seko changed the existing name of "Belgian Congo" to Zaire.  In 1997, a military coup changed leadership, as well as the name of Zaire to its present form. 

N.B. The Democratic Republic of the Congo should not be confused with its neighbor, the Republic of Congo - a former French colony.