1974 in Zaire
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Events
| Date | Event |
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| The Kamanyola Division is formed, an infantry division of the Forces Armées Zaïroises trained by North Korea. | |
| The Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center is established in an attempt to domesticate African elephants for work | |
| 31 May | Société Minière et Industrielle du Kivu is formed to take over all the gold and tin mines in South Kivu.[1] |
| 13–22 June | Zaire places fourth in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 2 competition. |
| 1 July | The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Zaïrois (SNCZ) is formed by merging five existing railway companies: Chemins de Fer Kinshasa-Dilolo-Lubumbashi, Chemins de Fer des Grands Lacs, Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Zaïre (formerly Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo), Chemin de Fer Matadi-Kinshasa and Chemin de Fer de Mayombe. |
| 15 August | The Constitution of Zaire codifies Zaire as a one-party state with the Popular Movement of the Revolution as the only legally permitted party and enshrines Mobutism as the state ideology.[2] |
| 22–24 September | Zaire 74 is a three-day live music festival at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa.[3] |
| 30 October | World heavyweight champion George Foreman fights challenger Muhammad Ali in Kinshasa in "The Rumble in the Jungle". |
