Mobutu Sese Seko
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997)
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Mobutu Sese Seko was a Congolese military leader who ruled the country (renamed Zaire during his time in power) as president for over 25 years, from 1971 until 1997. His long authoritarian reign is a significant chapter in Central African history, shaping the political and economic trajectory of one of Africa's largest nations during the Cold War era.
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Person
- Born
- 1930-10-14
- Died
- 1997-09-07
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Film & TV
Acting · Likasi, Belgian Congo
Known for
- Decolonisation — Self - Politician (archive footage)2020
- Africa Rising — Self - Politician (archive footage)2019
- Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa — Self (archive footage)2019
- Bokassa Ier, empereur de Françafrique — Self (archive footage)2011
- Mobutu, King of Zaire — Himself (archive footage)1999
- When We Were Kings — Self1996
- Muhammad Ali, the Greatest — Self1974
- Eruption1962
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Mobutism
Popular Movement of the Revolution
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1930 births1997 deaths20th-century criminals20th-century Democratic Republic of the Congo politiciansCommanders of the Legion of MeritCoups d'état in the Democratic Republic of the CongoDeaths from cancer in MoroccoDeaths from prostate cancerDemocratic Republic of the Congo anti-communistsDemocratic Republic of the Congo Roman CatholicsFar-right politics in Africa