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Mobutu Sese Seko dies

Mobutu Sese Seko dies

Date
7 Sep 1997
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Mobutu Sese Seko dies

Mobutu Sese Seko (66), former president of Zaire, died from prostate cancer while in Rabat, Morocco, three months after the end of his nearly 32-year reign. Sese Seko was exiled to Rabat after he was ousted from power by Laurent Kabila's rebel movement, the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire. Click here to read an article about the current conflict in Congo.  

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  1. 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
  2. 02CNN,'Mobutu dies in exile in Morocco', [online], Available at www.cnn.com [Accessed:03 September 2013]
  3. 03French Howard W. (1997), 'Mobutu Sese Seko, Zairian Ruler,Is Dead in Exile in Morocco at 66',in The New York Times, 08 September, [online], Available at www.nytimes.com [Accessed: 06 September 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Mobutu Sese Seko dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013331

South African History Online (2011) 'Mobutu Sese Seko dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013331 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).

South African History Online, Mobutu Sese Seko dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013331, (accessed 1 August 2026).

"Mobutu Sese Seko dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013331. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Mobutu Sese Seko dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013331.

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