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Mobutu Sese Seko

1930 - 1997

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Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga ( ; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), commonly known as Mobutu Sese Seko or simply just Mobutu, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the president of Zaire from 1965 to 1997 (known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1971). He also served as Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity from 1967 to 1968. During the Congo Crisis, Mobutu, serving as Chief of Staff of the Army and supported by Belgium and the United States, deposed the democratically elected government of left-wing nationalist Patrice Lumumba in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mobutu Sese Seko has received more than 4,620,139 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 73 in 2019). Mobutu Sese Seko is the 582nd most popular politician (up from 621st in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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  • 72.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 582 out of 15,577. Before him are Saparmurat Niyazov, Alija Izetbegović, Constantius II, Margaret I of Denmark, Oscar I of Sweden, and Ahab. After him are Umberto II of Italy, Jadwiga of Poland, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Manuel I Komnenos, Herbert Hoover, and Oscar II of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 16. Before him are Jean-Luc Godard, Ray Charles, Jacques Derrida, Hafez al-Assad, Steve McQueen, and Buzz Aldrin. After him are Baudouin of Belgium, Gene Hackman, Salvatore Riina, Silvana Mangano, Anton LaVey, and Richard Harris. Among people deceased in 1997, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 10. Before him are Jacques Cousteau, Diana, Princess of Wales, Viktor Frankl, Jeanne Calment, Gianni Versace, and Toshiro Mifune. After him are Victor Vasarely, Anton LaVey, Paulo Freire, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Bohumil Hrabal, and The Notorious B.I.G..

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko ranks 2 out of 84. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925). After him are Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Moïse Tshombe (1919), Denis Mukwege (1955), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Simon Kimbangu (1887), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Ota Benga (1883), Claude Makélélé (1973), and Joseph Kabila (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

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