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).

Reference, external links

• Sandbrook, Richard (1985). The Politics of Africa's Economic Stagnation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-31961-7.
• Wrong, Michela. "In The Footsteps of Mr.Kurtz". Perennial. ISBN 0-06-093443-3
• CNN article on recovery of Mobutu fortune
• Note on his name
• When he was King, interview with Mobutu
• Mobutu's legacy, show over substance
• Hope and retribution in Zaire, Allan Little, From Our Own Correspondent, BBC News, 24 May, 1997.