Zairean zaire Zairean zaire The Zaire (French: "Zaïre"), was the unit of currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and then of the Republic of Zaire from 1967 until 1997. There were two distinct currencies. All but six of the 79 series of banknotes issued bear the image of Mobutu Sese Seko. The Zaire (French: "Zaïre"), symbol: "Z", or sometimes "Ƶ", was introduced in 1967, replacing the "Congolese franc" at an exchange rate of 1 zaire = 1000 francs. The zaire was subdivided into 100 "makuta" (singular: "likuta", symbol: "K"), each of 100 "sengi" (symbol: "s"). However, the sengi was worth
Zaire Use in an African context, inspired by the liturgical reform initiated at the Second Vatican Council. Zaire Use The Zaire Use () or Roman Missal for the Dioceses of Zaire is a variation of the common Mass of the Roman Catholic Church. While containing many of the elements of the Ordinary Form of the Mass of the Roman Rite, it incorporates elements from sub-Saharan African culture, a process referred to as "inculturation". Promulgated by the decree Zairensium on April 30, 1988, by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the "Missel romain pour les diocèses du Zaïre"