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name: "Mobutu Sese Seko"
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born: "14 October 1930"
died: "7 September 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T05:02:22.124436+00:00"
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# Mobutu Sese Seko

Actor. Born 14 October 1930 in Likasi, Belgian Congo. Died 7 September 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 October 1930, Likasi, Belgian Congo
- **Died:** 7 September 1997
- **Also known as:**  Gen. Sese Mobutu , General Joseph Mobutu , Joseph-Désiré Mobutu,  Joseph Désiré Mobutu , Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164535, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0782891/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1577029

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*When We Were Kings*](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md) (83)

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## Biography

Mobutu Sese Seko (14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a Congolese politician and military officer who served as president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997. He appeared as himself in the 1996 documentary film *When We Were Kings*.

Born in Likasi, Belgian Congo, Mobutu is also credited in other documentaries, including *Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee* (1969) and *Children of Africa* (1993).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *When We Were Kings* (1996), Fi1m 83, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md)

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