Mobutu Sese Seko

Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku wa za Banga (or Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu Wa Za Banga; October 14, 1930 – September 7, 1997) was the President of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) for 32 years (1965 – 1997).

Art and Literature

Mobutu was featured in the film Lumumba which detailed the pre-coup and coup years from the perspective of Lumumba.

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Mobutu also might be considered as the influence to some of the characters in the works of writers such as Wole Soyinka in his poetry, or Chinua Achebe in Anthills of the Savannah.

Related Topics:
Wole Soyinka - Chinua Achebe

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