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Meet Mobutu Sese Seko, the man who rose from a lowly army officer to become the autocratic ruler of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wearing his signature leopard-skin hat, Mobutu rebranded the country as Zaire and himself as a symbol of African pride.
Despite his charismatic persona and lavish lifestyle, his regime left the country impoverished, highlighting the dangers of unchecked power and corruption.
- Mobutu Sese Seko's rise to power in Congo
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- Economic decline and dependency on foreign aid
- Mobutu's fall from power and death in exile
- Mobutu's enduring legacy in modern-day DRC
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