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Mobutu, King of Zaire (orig. French title: Mobutu, roi du Zaïre) is a 1999 documentary film about Mobutu Sese Seko, the long-time President of Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Mobutu was the subject of the three-part 1999 Belgian documentary Mobutu, King of Zaire by Thierry Michel. Mobutu was also featured in the 2000 feature film Lumumba, directed by Raoul Peck, which detailed the pre-coup and coup years from the perspective of Lumumba.
Mobutu: King of Zaire - YouTube. VHS Wonderland. 15.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 252. 40K views 2 years ago. The rise Mobutu Sese Seko from an officer in the Congolese army during early days...
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Jun 2, 1999 · With Raymond Barre, Jacques Chirac, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Mobutu Sese Seko. Thiery Michel takes an in-depth look at the reign of Mobutu Sese Seko. A man of "modest roots" who had a Catholic upbringing, Mobutu was sent to the army by his father for insubordination.
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- Documentary
- Thierry Michel
- 1999-06-02
Drawing upon 140 hours of rare archival material found in Kinshasa, and 50 hours of interviews with those once close to him, MOBUTU, KING OF ZAIRE tells the story of the man at the heart of Central Africa's post-colonial history.
Drawing upon 140 hours of rare archival material found in Kinshasa, and 50 hours of interviews with those once close to him, MOBUTU, KING OF ZAIRE tells the story of the man at the heart of Central Africa's post-colonial history.
Synopsis. The last of the "Negro kings", Mobutu Sese Seko was the oldest and most unfaltering of African despots. A Machiavellian monarch, often portrayed as diabolical, the Zairian President was one of the last dictators born from the cold war and from decolonisation.
