1977 in Zaire

The following lists events that happened during 1977 in Zaire.

← 1976 1975 1974 1977 in Zaire → 1978 1979 1980
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	History of Zaire

Incumbents

• President: Mobutu Sese Seko
• Prime Minister: Mpinga Kasenda

Events

Mobutu meets Idi Amin in April 1977

Date	event
	President Mobutu gets a tepid reception when he invites foreign investors to return to Zaire.
28 May	An attack on Katanga by rebels based in Angola is defeated with the help of French, Belgian and Moroccan troops.
6 July	Mpinga Kasenda is appointed prime minister.
4 August	Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, future prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born in Paris, France.

See also

• Zaire
• History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• "Democratic Republic of Congo profile - Timeline", BBC News, 10 January 2019, retrieved 2021-04-17