Editing Mobutu Sese Seko (section)

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{{Villain_Infobox
|Image = Mobutu.jpg
|fullname = Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga
|alias = Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (birth name)<br>Savior of the People<br>Father of the Nation<br>Guide of the Revolution<br>Supreme Combatant<br>Messiah<br>Helmsman<br>Leopard du Kinshasa<br>The Leopard of Zaire 
|origin = Lisala, Belgian Congo
|occupation = President of Zaire (1965 - 1997)
|hobby = Travelling on his personal yacht<br>Taking expensive holidays abroad
|goals = Become Dictator of Zaire (succeeded)<br>Manipulate the economy for his own benefit (succeeded)<br>Purge any opponents of his totalitarian rule (succeeded)<br>Become a one-man [[Kleptocracy]] (succeeded)<br>Remain in power (forced resignation).
|crimes = [[Embezzlement]]<br>Abuse of power<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Nepotism<br>Human rights violations<br>Cronyism
|type of villain = Egotistical Tyrant
}}
{{Quote|In our African tradition there are never two chiefs. That is why we Congolese, in the desire to conform to the traditions of our continent, have resolved to group all the energies of the citizens of our country under the banner of a single national party.|Mobutu Sese Seko}}
'''Mobutu Sese Seko,''' (born as '''Joseph-Désiré Mobutu''', October 14<sup>th</sup>, 1930 - September 7<sup>th</sup>, 1997) was a Congolese politician and military officer who ruled as the President of Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1965 until 1997. He presided over a totalitarian regime that was one of Africa's most enduring [[dictatorship]]s and perpetrated numerous human rights abuses during its existence.<ref name = torture>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-04-29-9704290128-story.html VICTIMS DESCRIBE MOBUTU'S LONG REIGN OF TORTURE], ''Chicago Tribune''</ref>