Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 14, 1930
Died
September 7, 1997 (age 66)
Place of Birth
Likasi, Belgian Congo
Also Known As
Gen. Sese Mobutu
General Joseph Mobutu
Joseph-Désiré Mobutu
Joseph Désiré Mobutu
Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga
Mobutu Sese Seko
Biography
Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga (14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997. Previously, Mobutu served as the second president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1965 to 1971.
Mobutu Sese Seko’s controversial legacy revisited at exhibition in DR Congo’s Kinshasa
VideoKnown For
Film
Flame of Persia
Self
1971
Film
When We Were Kings
Self
1996
TV
Decolonisation
Self - Politician (archive footage)
2020
Film
Eruption
1962
Film
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Self
1974
Film
Africa Rising
Self - Politician (archive footage)
2019
Film
Mobutu, King of Zaire
Himself (archive footage)
1999
TV
Mobutu’s Game
Mobutu
2025
Film
Bokassa Ier, empereur de Françafrique
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa
Self (archive footage)
2019
Filmography
2025TVMobutu’s Gameas Mobutu2020TVDecolonisationas Self - Politician (archive footage)2019FilmAfrica Risingas Self - Politician (archive footage)2019FilmCongo: A Journey to the Heart of Africaas Self (archive footage)2011FilmBokassa Ier, empereur de Françafriqueas Self (archive footage)1999FilmMobutu, King of Zaireas Himself (archive footage)1996FilmWhen We Were Kingsas Self1974FilmMuhammad Ali, the Greatestas Self1971FilmFlame of Persiaas Self1962FilmEruption