Constitution of Zaire Constitution of Zaire The Constitution of Zaire (), was promulgated on 15 August 1974, revised on 15 February 1978, and amended on 5 July 1990. Defining state power as an extension of the individual powers of Mobutu Sese Seko, the 1974 constitution codified Zaire as a one-party dictatorship and enshrined the status of Mobutism as the state ideology, together with the dominant position of the ruling Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR) party. The 1974 constitution was the third in the Congo's post-independence history, replacing earlier constitutions adopted to replace the original basic law of 1960, adopted in 1964 and
27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 27th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 27th Iowa Infantry was organized at Dubuque, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 3, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on August 8, 1865. A total of 1172 men served in the 27th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 1 officer and 23 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 167 enlisted