#555 | Mobutu Sese Seko | The King of the Kleptocrats
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#555 | Mobutu Sese Seko | The King of the Kleptocrats
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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
- Congo's harsh colonial history under Belgian rule
- Mobutu's involvement in Patrice Lumumba's downfall
- Mobutu's 1965 coup and 32-year rule
- Renaming Congo to Zaire and introducing the Authenticité movement
- Mobutu's repressive regime and personality cult
- Corruption and Mobutu's embezzlement of state funds
- Economic decline and dependency on foreign aid
- Mobutu's fall from power and death in exile
- Mobutu's enduring legacy in modern-day DRC
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/mobutu-sese-seko
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