MOBUTU, SESE SEKO


Meaning of MOBUTU, SESE SEKO in English

Mo ‧ bu ‧ tu, Ses ‧ e Sek ‧ o /məˈbuːtuː, ˈseseɪ ˈsekəʊ/ BrE AmE

(1930–97) the president of Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1967 to 1997. He made Zaire a one-party state and became extremely rich by using government money. Shortly before he died, he was removed from power by an opposition group led by Laurent Kabila after a long period of fighting and political pressure.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.