.zr
Encyclopedia
.zr is the former Internet
country code
top-level domain
(ccTLD) for Zaire
. Because Zaire
was renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo
in 1997, .zr was phased out and .cd
took its place. In 2001, .zr was finally terminated.
Internet
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country code
Country code
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top-level domain
Top-level domain
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(ccTLD) for Zaire
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...
. Because Zaire
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...
was renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
in 1997, .zr was phased out and .cd
.cd
.cd is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was created in 1997 as a replacement for the .zr ccTLD, which was phased out and eventually deleted in 2001....
took its place. In 2001, .zr was finally terminated.
External links
- IANA Report on Deletion of the .zr Top-Level Domain, 20 June 2001