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Mobutu Sese Seko
Acting
14 Oct 1930
† 07 Sept 1997
Likasi, Belgian Congo
Biography
Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga (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.
Also Known As
Gen. Sese Mobutu , General Joseph Mobutu , Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, Joseph Désiré Mobutu , Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga
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