Mobutu

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/ məˈbuːtuː /

noun

1. the former name (until 1997) of Lake Albert 1 See Albert 1

Mobutu

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/ məˈbuːtuː /

noun

1. Sese Seko (ˈsɛsɛ ˈsɛkəʊ), original name Joseph. 1930–97, Zaïrese statesman; president of Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) (1970–97); accused of corruption and overthrown by rebels in 1997; died in exile

Example Sentences

Mobutu Sese Seko ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo for more than three decades as a dictator who plundered the country's vast mineral wealth while propped up by the West.

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His son, Nzanga Mobutu, acknowledged that the exhibition, "Mobutu, A Life, A Destiny", skirts the darker side of his father's time in power.

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Yet in an interview with AFP, Mobutu's son explained that he hoped the museum would fill in the gaps in the "incomplete" or "a bit biased" history of the DRC since independence from Belgium -- especially for the Congolese youth.

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Ever since Mobutu died from prostate cancer in exile in Morocco in 1997, following his toppling by Laurent-Desire Kabila's Uganda and Rwanda-backed rebellion, the former dictator's legacy has divided the DRC.

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The current President Felix Tshisekedi and rumba star Fally Ipupa are among prominent figures who have signed the Mobutu exhibition's guest book.

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