Ngiama Mobutu

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:alliance Allied with Western powers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Leopard
gptkbp:birth_date October 14, 1930
gptkbp:budget High military spending
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kinshasa
gptkbp:censorship Media censorship
gptkbp:children Ngiama Mobutu Jr.
gptkbp:conflict Zairean economy collapse
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:political_repression
gptkbp:criticism Criticism from international organizations
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Promotion of cultural heritage
gptkbp:cultural_identity Promotion of Zairian identity
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on African politics
gptkbp:cultural_practices Promotion of Zairian culture
gptkbp:cultural_symbol Use of cultural symbols
gptkbp:death_date September 7, 1997
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Laurent-Désiré_Kabila
1965 coup
1980 coup attempt
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Relations with Belgium
Visited China
gptkbp:economic_development Limited economic development
gptkbp:economic_policy Zairianization
gptkbp:economy Increased economic inequality
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Liège
gptkbp:enforces Sanctions imposed in the 1990s
gptkbp:exile Opposition figures in exile
gptkbp:famous_for Cult of personality
gptkbp:fighting_style U. S. military support
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Mobutu_Sese_Seko
gptkbp:health_issues Prostate cancer
gptkbp:historical_legacy Authoritarian legacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ngiama Mobutu
gptkbp:influence Cold War politics
gptkbp:international_relations Pro-Western
Relations with the United States
Strained foreign relations
gptkbp:international_response Received foreign aid
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by Criticism of cultural policies
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Union_for_Democracy_and_Social_Progress
gptkbp:known_for Authoritarian rule
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:legacy Controversial leader
gptkbp:military_control Control over military
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:narrative Narrative of national unity
gptkbp:nationality Congolese
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sese_Seko
gptkbp:political_affiliation Claimed political stability
gptkbp:political_corruption Widespread corruption
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:nationalism
gptkbp:political_opposition_leaders Imprisoned opposition leaders
gptkbp:political_party Popular Movement of the Revolution
gptkbp:political_surveillance Political surveillance
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:President_of_Zaire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_Kasa-Vubu
gptkbp:reform Failed economic reforms
Failed political reforms
gptkbp:reign 32 years
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Gbadolite
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:France
gptkbp:signature Mobutu signature.svg
gptkbp:social_issues Poor human rights record
gptkbp:social_responsibility Social policies favoring elites
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-Antoinette_Mobutu
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Laurent-Désiré_Kabila
gptkbp:symbolism Use of political symbolism
gptkbp:term_end May 16, 1997
gptkbp:term_start May 24, 1965
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nadia_Mobutu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6