05 May (Zaire ) within release Occasional issue of new values Series A goes into circulation Stamp CD 805 overprint new value face value 100 Zairean zaire
Stamp CD 805 overprint new value in catalogues | |
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Michel: | Mi:CD 1009 |
Belgium: | Bel:CD 1351 |
Stamp is square format.
Embarking on a campaign of anti-European cultural awareness, Mobutu renamed the country the Republic of Zaïre in October 1971. In 1972 he renamed himself Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (""The all-powerful warrior wh because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, will go from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake""), Mobutu Sese Seko for short (pronounced Mobooto Sasa Sako)."Also in the issue Occasional issue of new values Series A: