Legislative Council (Zaire)

The National Legislative Council of Zaire was the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Zaire. Succeeding the National Assembly under the provisions of the 1974 constitution, the Legislative Council operated as one of the five organs of the national government. It was abolished in 1992 after a national conference established the High Council of the Republic.

History

Throughout his tenure in office, Mobuto Sese Soku centralised power within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, abolishing provincial governments, and establishing the Popular Movement of the Revolution as the sole legal political party in 1967. In 1971, the nation was renamed Zaire, and in 1974, a new constitution was promulgated, which replaced the National Assembly with the National Legislative Council.