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'''Joseph Mobutu''' (Mobutu Sese Seko) was the 2nd President of the Democratic Republic of the [[Congo]], and held office from November 25, 1965 – May 16, 1997. He was born October 14, 1930

'''Joseph Mobutu''' (Mobutu Sese Seko) was the 2nd President and longtime [[dictator]] of the Democratic Republic of the [[Congo]], and held office from November 25, 1965 – May 16, 1997. He was born October 14, 1930

and died September 7, 1997. His mismanagement of his country's [[economy]], and enriching himself off its financial and natural resources, makes his name synonymous with [[kleptocracy]] in [[Africa]].

and died September 7, 1997. His mismanagement of his country's [[economy]], and enriching himself off its financial and natural resources, makes his name synonymous with [[kleptocracy]] in [[Africa]].

An interesting tidbit about Mobutu's reign was his little-known [[space program]], which failed miserably and cost the country over 10 billion dollars.

An interesting tidbit about Mobutu's reign was his little-known [[space program]], which failed miserably and cost the country over 10 billion dollars.