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Mobutu Sese Seko, who has ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, looting it of billions of dollars, flees the capital city as rebe
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South African History Online. (2012, May 14). Mobutu Sese Seko, who has ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, looting it of billions of dollars, flees the capital city as rebe. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083325
South African History Online (2012) 'Mobutu Sese Seko, who has ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, looting it of billions of dollars, flees the capital city as rebe', South African History Online, 14 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083325 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Mobutu Sese Seko, who has ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, looting it of billions of dollars, flees the capital city as rebe [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083325, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Mobutu Sese Seko, who has ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, looting it of billions of dollars, flees the capital city as rebe." South African History Online, 14 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083325. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Mobutu Sese Seko, who has ruled Zaire for more than 30 years, looting it of billions of dollars, flees the capital city as rebe." South African History Online. May 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083325.
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