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Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga bol prezident Konžskej demokratickej republiky, ktorú v roku 1971 premenoval na Zairskú republiku. V prezidentskom úrade bol od 24. novembra 1965, kedy zvrhol prvého prezidenta krajiny Josepha Kasa-Vubua, do 17. mája 1997, kedy ho zvrhol Laurent-Désiré Kabila.

O 5 mesiacov neskôr zomrel v exile v Maroku na rakovinu. Wikipedia  

✵ 14. október 1930 – 7. september 1997
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“Treating me as a thief is a grave, unacceptable, intolerable insult which stems from contempt and racist condescension.”

Mobutu, in response to claims by the Belgian media that he was taking Belgian aid for himself. Harden, p. 52

“Who taught us corruption? I believe it was you, frankly… It's an import.”

In an interview with a French reporter, as featured in "Mobutu: King of Zaire."
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“Zaire is the country that has been the most heavily exploited in the world. That is why farms, ranches, plantations, concessions, commerce, and real estate agencies will be turned over to sons of the country.”

November 30, 1973, on the eve of "Zairianization". Zaire: A Country Study, "Zairianization, Radicalization, and Retrocession" http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+zr0044)

“When you are a soldier, either you surrender or you are killed. But you don't flee.”

Mobutu, vowing to resist the Kabila rebellion. Meredith, p. 535

“If I could do it all again, I'd be a farmer.”

Mobutu to his national security advisor, Honoré Ngbanda, "the Terminator". Meredith, p. 532

“Between a brother and a friend, the choice is clear.”

Mobutu announcing the break in diplomatic relations between Zaire and Israel at the United Nations Security Council, November 4, 1973. Young and Turner, p. 138

“I cannot sleep at all on a plane and I am terribly scared of sleeping pills. To accuse me of wasting money - no, I am sorry. Just think of the time I save.”

Mobutu, asked by a German journalist to justify the expense of his Concorde while the nation's economy was in crisis. Meredith, p. 532

“It takes two to corrupt – the corrupted and the corrupter.”

Developments.org http://www.developments.org.uk/data/issue30/together-now.htm
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“If you want to steal, steal a little in a nice way. But if you steal too much to become rich overnight, you'll be caught.”

D.J. Gould, "Patrons and Clients: The Role of the Military in Zaire Politics," in Isaac Mowoe, ed., The Performance of Soldiers as Governors, p. 485

“It is simply not true.”

when asked by the New York Times, "Do American military supplies go through Zaire to Savimbi in Angola?", Kelly, p. 4

“I am the latest victim of the cold war, no longer needed by the US. The lesson is that my support for American policy counts for nothing.”

Gbadolite: The Versailles of The Jungle https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/09/gbadolite-versailles-of-jungle.html