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The following lists events that happened during 1977 in Zaire.
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- ↑ "Democratic Republic of the Congo Signs a Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2018–2022". www.iaea.org. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ↑ "A Baseline Study on Science and Technology and Higher Education in the SADC Region: Democratic Republic of Congo" (PDF). Southern African Regional Universities Association. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
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