Meet Mobutu Sese Seko, the man who rose from a lowly army officer to become the autocratic ruler of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  
Wearing his signature leopard-skin hat, Mobutu rebranded the country as Zaire and himself as a symbol of African pride.  
Despite his charismatic persona and lavish lifestyle, his regime left the country impoverished, highlighting the dangers of unchecked power and corruption. 

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<li>Mobutu Sese Seko's rise to power in Congo </li>
<li>Congo's harsh colonial history under Belgian rule </li>
<li>Mobutu's involvement in Patrice Lumumba's downfall </li>
<li>Mobutu's 1965 coup and 32-year rule </li>
<li>Renaming Congo to Zaire and introducing the Authenticité movement </li>
<li>Mobutu's repressive regime and personality cult </li>
<li>Corruption and Mobutu's embezzlement of state funds </li>
<li>Economic decline and dependency on foreign aid </li>
<li>Mobutu's fall from power and death in exile </li>
<li>Mobutu's enduring legacy in modern-day DRC</li>
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