Mobutu Sese Seko

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Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga, Joseph-Désiré Mobutu

Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the President of Zaire from 1965 to 1997. He also served as Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity from 1967 to 1968. During the Congo Crisis, Mobutu, serving as Chief of Staff of the Army and supported by Belgium and the United States, deposed the democratically elected government of Nationalist Patrice Lumumba in 1960. Mobutu installed a government that arranged for Lumumba's execution in 1961, and continued to lead the country's armed forces until he took power directly in a second coup in 1965. …more

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	The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria 3.86 avg rating — 12,867 ratings — published 2008 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 923 ratings — published 2000 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left by Christopher Hitchens 3.97 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2008 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Koloniaal Congo - Een geschiedenis in vragen by Amandine Lauro (editor) 3.83 avg rating — 126 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lumumba Speaks: The Speeches and Writings of Patrice Lumumba, 1958-1961 by Patrice Lumumba 4.50 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1972 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	História da África e dos Africanos by Analúcia Danilevicz Pereira 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Fake News of All Time: Leopold II, The Genius and Builder King of Lumumba by Marcel Yabili 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Léopold II Le plus grand chef d'Etat de l'histoire du Congo (Études africaines) by Jean-Pierre Nzeza Kabu Zex-Kongo 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars