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Biography

Name: Mobutu Sese Seko
Birth Date: October 14, 1930
Death Date: September 17, 1997
Place of Birth: Lisala, Zaire
Place of Death: Morocco
Nationality: Congolese
Gender: Male
Occupations: president, political leader

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Biography of Mobutu Sese Seko
1,308 words, approx. 4 pages
Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997) was the second president of the Congo (at one time called Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo), taking office in late 1965. Mobutu Sese Seko was born Joseph Désiré Mobutu on Oct. 14, 1930,...


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Mobutu Sese Seko Quotes
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Mobutu Sésé Seko Nkuku wa za Banga (or Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu Wa Za Banga; October 14, 1930 – September 7, 1997) was the President of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1965 to 1997. Attributed Who taught us corruption? I...


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Mobutu Sese Seko Information
7,178 words, approx. 24 pages
In November 1965 now Lieutenant-General Mobutu seized power from President Kasavubu in a bloodless coup, following another power struggle between Kasavubu and his prime minister Moise Tshombe. According to Mobutu, it had taken "the politicians" five...


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
The Price of Mobutu Sese Seko
03/08/1997: 400 words, approx. 1 pages
ZAIRE IS PAYING an increasingly heavy price for lingering autocrat Mobutu Sese Seko's misrule. As if the country's maldevelopment and his corruption were not enough, Zaire is in the throes of a civil war that is inflicting a terrible human toll and could lead...
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The Independent - London
Obituary: Mobutu Sese Seko
09/09/1997: 1,730 words, approx. 6 pages
Mobuto Sese Seko, President of Zaire for 32 years, was black Africa's longest reigning head of state. Tall, imposing, never without his trademark leopardskin hat and cane, he was the supreme example of a paramount chief. He embodied the state but was far removed...
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AP News
Fighting re-erupts in Congo, killing 19
12/27/2006: 363 words, approx. 1 pages
Fighting broke out in eastern Congo Wednesday between government troops and forces loyal to a dissident general, killing at least 19 people, a U.N. official said.The largely ungoverned region has been the site of sporadic fighting for years, and clashes between forces allied with general-turned-warlord...
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AP News
Richardson's foreign policy efforts
2/3/2007: 520 words, approx. 2 pages
Some of Bill Richardson's foreign policy efforts:December 1984: Led a delegation to nine Latin American countries shortly after being elected chairman of the congressional Hispanic Caucus.Late 1988: Traveled to Angola to meet with rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, who was fighting against the Marxist government.August 1993:...
 


 

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