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Mobutu Sese Seko , original name Joseph. 1930--97, Za?rese statesman; president of Za?re (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) (1970--97); accused of corruption and overthrown by rebels in 1997; died in exile How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| When Aburiria's ruler (a composite of Kenya's ex-President Daniel arap Moi, Uganda's Idi Amin and Zaire's Mobutu Sese Seko who gives a new definition to the phrase "God complex") cooks up a plan to build the world's tallest building, bad things happen. Mobutu, agreed to pay about $14 million for the collection and took the jewels. Sachs cites one of the most reprehensible episodes in which CIA and Belgian operatives assassinated the charismatic first prime minister of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba, and installed the corrupt Mobutu Sese Seko in his place |
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