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Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga (/ m ə b uː ˈ t uː ˈ s ɛ s eɪ ˈ s ɛ k oʊ / ⓘ; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), commonly known as Mobutu Sese Seko or simply just Mobutu and also by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the 1st and only President of Zaire ...
Mobutu Sese Seko (born October 14, 1930, Lisala, Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo]—died September 7, 1997, Rabat, Morocco) was the president of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) who seized power in a 1965 coup and ruled for some 32 years before being ousted in a rebellion in 1997.
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- Mobutu Sese Seko was president of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). He seized power in a 1965 coup and ruled for some 32 years befo...
- After a power struggle developed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between Pres. Joseph Kasavubu and former prime minister Moise Tshombe, Gen...
- Mobutu Sese Seko is known for being a long-running president (1965–97) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is also known for his push to Af...
- Mobutu Sese Seko died of prostate cancer.
- Mobutu Sese Seko is buried in Rabat, Morocco. In 2013 the Congolese government announced plans to have his body returned to the Democratic Republic...
May 9, 2024 · May 9, 2024 • By Thomas Bailey, BSc Geography. Mobutu Sese Seko, once a hopeful political journalist, became one of the world’s most infamous dictators. He achieved his astronomical rise through calculated exploitations of political instability.
Mobutu Sese Seko , orig. Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, (born Oct. 14, 1930, Lisala, Belgian Congo—died Sept. 7, 1997, Rabat, Mor.), President of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1965–97. Mobutu served in the Belgian Congolese army and as a journalist before joining Patrice Lumumba in independence negotiations in Brussels in 1960.
May 8, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Mobutu Sese Seko, the former president of Zaire who seized power in a military coup in 1965 and ruled until his overthrow in 1997. Find out how he ended the anarchy in the Congo, established a personality cult, and faced various challenges and controversies.
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Sep 7, 2017 · In the Shadow of the ‘Great Helmsman’: Mobutu Sese Seko’s Life and Legacy in the DR Congo. 4 comments | 39 shares. Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. On the 20th anniversary of Mobutu Sese Seko’s death, Reuben Loffman examines the life and legacy of one of Africa’s most prominent leaders.
obutu Sese Seko, Zaire's longtime dictator and the last of a generation of Cold War rulers who grew fabulously rich by providing a bulwark against communism, died in exile Sunday in Rabat,...
