Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
makore mashanu emhirizhonga yezvematongerwe enyika uye mhirizhonga yakatevera kuzvitonga. Zvishoma nezvishoma akasika hurumende ine bato rimwe chete pasi pechiremera cheMovement populaire de la révolution ("Movement populaire de la révolution", kana kuti MPR). Akava mutsigiri akasimba wezvaakadana kuti "kudzokera kuchokwadi" izvo zvakatsvaka kuunganidza chimiro chenyika chenyika senzira yekukunda nharaunda uye madzinza apo vachiyananisa izvo zvinoda pamwe nezvinodiwa zvemazuva ano. MPR yakazivisa muna October 1971 kuti Congo yaizotumidzwazve kuti "Zaire" uye kuti mamwe mazita enzvimbo akasiyana-siyana enguva yekoloni uye zviyeuchidzo zvaizobviswa gore risati rapera. Zvisinei, pakutanga chisarudzo chacho chakanga chisina mashoko pamusoro pemazita evanhu. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, pepanhau reBelgian rinonzi "La Libre Belgique" rakabudisa nyaya yokutsoropodza umo rakataura kuti mugumo unonzwisisika wedzimutsiridzo itsva waizova wokuti Mobutu azvitumidzezve sezvo "Joseph-Désiré" akanga ari wechiEurope zvakajeka. Achigamuchira ikoku, Mobutu akazivisa muna January 1972 kuti aizoramba zita rake rechiKristu. Nguva pfupi yapfuura, akawedzera "Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Waza Banga" mushure mezita rake raivepo seizvo zvainzi "post-surname" ("postnoms"). Pana 15 February 1972, MPR yakasarudza kuti vanhu vose veZaire vanofanira kutevera muenzaniso wake uye kutora "mazita chaiwo eZaire".