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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 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 | + | An interesting tidbit about Mobutu's reign was his little-known [[space program]], which failed miserably and cost the country over 10 billion dollars. |
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[[Category:Heads of State|Mobutu, Joseph]] [[Dictators]] | [[Category:Heads of State|Mobutu, Joseph]] [[Dictators]] | ||
Revision as of 03:37, July 7, 2008
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 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.