Zaire to have replaced "Zaire" gradually in English usage during the 18th century, and "Congo" is the preferred English name in 19th-century literature, although references to "Zahir" or "Zaire" as the name used by the natives (i.e. derived from Portuguese usage) remained common. In 1965, as in 1960, the division of power in Congo-Léopoldville between President and Parliament led to a stalemate and threatened the country's stability. Joseph-Désiré Mobutu again seized power. Unlike the first time, however, Mobutu assumed the presidency, rather than remaining behind the scenes. From 1965, Mobutu dominated the political life of the country, restructuring the state on
27th Field Artillery Regiment allotted to the Regular Army, assigned to the 198th Infantry Brigade, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas Inactivated 12 May 1967 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 198th Infantry Brigade Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 3d Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Activated 1 March 1988 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 3d Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment World War II Southwest Asia War on Terrorism 27th Field Artillery Regiment The 27th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first Constituted in 1918 in the National