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Mobutu Sese Seko

1930 - 1997

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Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga ( mə-BOO-too SESS-ay SEK-oh; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997. Previously, Mobutu served as the second president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1965 to 1971. He also served as the fifth chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity from 1967 to 1968. During the Congo Crisis in 1960, Mobutu, then serving as Chief of Staff of the Congolese Army, deposed the nation's democratically elected government of Patrice Lumumba with the support of the U.S. and Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mobutu Sese Seko is the 702nd most popular politician (down from 563rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 2nd most popular Congolese Politician.

Mobutu Sese Seko was the president of Zaire from 1965 to 1997. He is most famous for his corruption and his dictatorial rule.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 702 out of 19,576. Before him are Menachem Begin, Frederick William I of Prussia, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Theodosius III, and Haakon the Good. After him are Charles the Fat, Charles the Simple, Menelik II, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Christian VI of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 16. Before him are Helmut Kohl, Anton LaVey, Jacques Derrida, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Pierre Bourdieu, and Steve McQueen. After him are Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Jean-Luc Godard, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Ray Charles, Baudouin of Belgium, and Pete Conrad. Among people deceased in 1997, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 11. Before him are Viktor Frankl, Toshiro Mifune, Anton LaVey, Jacques Cousteau, Jeanne Calment, and Alexander R. Todd. After him are Gianni Versace, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Victor Vasarely, Bảo Đại, John Kendrew, and Sviatoslav Richter.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 2 out of 107. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925). After him are Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Denis Mukwege (1955), Claude Makélélé (1973), Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Antoine Gizenga (1925), and Joseph Kabila (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 2. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925). After him are Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), and Joseph Iléo (1921).

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