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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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