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{{Infobox politician|image_size=200|birth_name=Joseph-Désiré Mobutu|birth_date=14 October 1930|birth_place=Lisala, [[Belgian]]-occupied [[Congo#Belgian administration (1908–1960)|Congo]]|death_date=7 September 1997|death_place=Rabat, [[Morocco]]|political_orientation=[[Fascism]]|political_party=[[Popular Movement of the Revolution]]|image=Mobutu Sese Seko.png}}
{{Infobox politician|image_size=200|birth_name=Joseph-Désiré Mobutu|birth_date=14 October 1930|birth_place=Lisala, [[Belgian]]-occupied [[Congo#Belgian administration (1908–1960)|Congo]]|death_date=7 September 1997|death_place=Rabat, [[Morocco]]|political_orientation=[[Fascism]]|political_party=[[Popular Movement of the Revolution]]|image=Mobutu Sese Seko.png}}


'''Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga''' (14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] puppet dictator and billionaire. Raised by European friars, he overthrew and murdered the left-wing prime minister [[Patrice Lumumba]] in 1960 with U.S. and Belgian support.<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Mecca|page=262|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> He then ruled [[Republic of Zaire (1971–1997)|Zaire]] (now the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]]) from 1965 to 1997. When he fled from power, he had $6 billion stored in various [[Swiss Confederation|Swiss]] banks.<ref name=":122222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=La Paz|page=141|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>
'''Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga''' (14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] puppet dictator and billionaire. Raised by European friars, he overthrew and murdered the left-wing prime minister [[Patrice Lumumba]] in 1960 with U.S. and Belgian support.<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Mecca|page=262|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> He then ruled [[Republic of Zaire (1971–1997)|Zaire]] (now the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]]) from 1965 to 1997. When he fled from power, he had $6 billion stored in various [[Swiss Confederation|Swiss]] banks.<ref name=":122222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=La Paz|page=141|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> His Zaireanization policy promoted tribalism and changed the name of himself and his country to seem more African while doing nothing to stop [[colonialism]].<ref name=":1222" />


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Revision as of 21:20, 29 June 2023

Mobutu Sese Seko
Born
Joseph-Désiré Mobutu

14 October 1930
Lisala, Belgian-occupied Congo
Died7 September 1997
Rabat, Morocco
Political orientationFascism
Political partyPopular Movement of the Revolution


Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga (14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a U.S. puppet dictator and billionaire. Raised by European friars, he overthrew and murdered the left-wing prime minister Patrice Lumumba in 1960 with U.S. and Belgian support.[1] He then ruled Zaire (now the DR Congo) from 1965 to 1997. When he fled from power, he had $6 billion stored in various Swiss banks.[2] His Zaireanization policy promoted tribalism and changed the name of himself and his country to seem more African while doing nothing to stop colonialism.[1]

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