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Mobutu Sese Seko

Joseph-Désiré Mobutu

Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Date of Birth

10/14/1930

Date of Death

9/7/1997

Member of Political Party

Popular Movement of the Revolution

Country of Citizenship

Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
Zaire

Instance Of

Human

Place of Birth

Lisala
Country
:
Belgian Congo

Place of Death

Rabat

Image

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Occupation

Politician
Journalist
Military Personnel

Cause of Death

Prostate Cancer

Award Received

Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎
 (1983)
Point in Time
: 1983
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Order of Propitious Clouds
Order of the Golden Ark
 (8/12/1973)
Point in Time
: 8/12/1973
Order of Prince Henry

Religion or Worldview

Catholic Church

Position Held

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 (11/24/1965 - 5/16/1997)
Replaces
:
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Replaced By
:
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Start Time
: 11/24/1965
End Time
: 5/16/1997
Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity
 (9/11/1967 - 9/13/1968)
Replaces
:
Haile Selassie I
Replaced By
:
Hawwari Bumadian
Start Time
: 9/11/1967
End Time
: 9/13/1968

Child

Nzanga Mobutu
Giala Mobutu
Kongulu Mobutu

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Lingala
French
Ngbandi

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Mobutu Sese Seko

Birth Name

Joseph-Désiré Mobutu

Name in Native Language

Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga

Place of Burial

Rabat

Spouse

Bobi Ladawa Mobutu
Marie-Antoinette Gbiatibwa Gogbe Mobutu

Described by Source

Dictionary of African Biography
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference
Volume
:2

Nickname

« Léopard du Zaïre »
« Léopard du Kinshasa»
Aigle de Kawele
Papa Maréchal
Roi du Zaïre
Elombé Sese
Homme au totem léopard

Residence

Gbadolite
 ( - 5/16/1997)
End Time
: 5/16/1997
Rabat
 (5/23/1997 - )
Start Time
: 5/23/1997

Number of Children

16

Educated At

Collège Du Léman
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