Previously, Mobutu served as the second president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1965 to 1971. He also served as the fifth chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity from …

Mobutu renamed the country Zaire in 1971 and imposed a harsh personalist dictatorship until his overthrow in 1997 by the First Congo War. [2] .

Dec 21, 2024 · Mobutu Sese Seko, president of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) who seized power in a 1965 coup and ruled for some 32 years before being ousted in …

Jan 2, 2024 · During the two Congo wars, from 1996-2003 the country was at the centre of what some observers call "Africa's world war", with widespread civilian suffering. The war claimed …

Oct 29, 2024 · The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) crisis stems from a series of post-colonial battles from power, which began after the country gained independence from Belgium …

May 9, 2024 · Mobutu Sese Seko, once a hopeful political journalist, became one of the world’s most infamous dictators. He achieved his astronomical rise through calculated exploitations of …

4 days ago · Following Mobutu’s departure, Kabila assumed the presidency and restored the country’s previous name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kabila initially was able to …

2 days ago · The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Numerous armed groups …

Aug 29, 2024 · Mobutu Sese Seko, originally named Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, was a Congolese military officer, politician, and dictator who ruled Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) …

Jun 8, 2023 · In 1965, the country that is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo underwent a coup d’état after which Mobutu Sese Seko assumed the presidency. A dictator …