Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997). Mobutu Sese Seko was born on 14 October 1930 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mobutu Sese Seko is remembered as a politician, journalist and military personnel, a citizen of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) and Zaire. Positions held included the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity.
Before and after
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- 14 October 1930Birth of Mobutu Sese Seko
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- 16 November 1930Birth of Chinua Achebe
- 3 December 1930Birth of Jean-Luc Godard
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