Politician

Mobutu Sese Seko

1930 - 1997

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His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2024). Mobutu Sese Seko is the 700th most popular politician (down from 561st in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Congo - Kinshasa and the 2nd most popular Congolese Politician.

Mobutu Sese Seko was the president of Zaire from 1965 to 1997. He is most famous for his corruption and his dictatorial rule.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 700 out of 19,576. Before him are Menachem Begin, Frederick William I of Prussia, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Theodosius III, and Haakon the Good. After him are Charles the Fat, Charles the Simple, Menelik II, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Christian VI of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 16. Before him are Helmut Kohl, Anton LaVey, Jacques Derrida, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Pierre Bourdieu, and Steve McQueen. After him are Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Jean-Luc Godard, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Ray Charles, Baudouin of Belgium, and Pete Conrad. Among people deceased in 1997, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 11. Before him are Viktor Frankl, Toshiro Mifune, Anton LaVey, Jacques Cousteau, Jeanne Calment, and Alexander R. Todd. After him are Gianni Versace, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Victor Vasarely, Bảo Đại, John Kendrew, and Sviatoslav Richter.

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In Congo - Kinshasa

Among people born in Congo - Kinshasa, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925). After him are Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Denis Mukwege (1955), Claude Makélélé (1973), Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Antoine Gizenga (1925), and Joseph Kabila (1971).

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Among Politicians In Congo - Kinshasa

Among politicians born in Congo - Kinshasa, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 2. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925). After him are Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), and Joseph Iléo (1921).

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