[1][7] The area featured a zoo and a botanical garden opposite its premises and was entrusted to the Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo Belge (IPNB; now ICCN) upon its inception.

After the nation's newfound autonomy, the IPNB was rebranded as the Zaire Institute for Nature Conservation (IZCN) on July 22, 1975, coming under the jurisdiction of the Congolese Ministry of Agriculture.

[8][9][10][11][12] In consonance with the epochal tenets of Mobutu Sese Seko's Authenticité policy, the botanical garden was renamed "Parc de la Révolution" with the vision of transforming it into a multifaceted hub for political, cultural, scientific, and sporting activities.

[13][5][14] On October 2, 1968, it hosted a public meeting where Pierre Mulele was declared guilty of committing crimes against the nation by Mobutu and was subsequently arrested before the end of the speech.

[14] In 1978, the name was changed to "Jardin Botanique de Kinshasa" as part of the Zoological and Botanical Garden Institute of Zaire through presidential order No.