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Joseph Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Congo

Mobutu congoJoseph Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Congo and becomes President; he goes on to rule the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997.

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