Foreign policy of the Mobutu Sese Seko administration

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Mobutism Popular Movement of the Revolution Manifesto of N'sele Early political career Binza group Congo Crisis government dissolution Presidency Zaire Constitution of Zaire Stanleyville mutinies Authenticité Foreign policy Special Presidential Division Civil Guard Shaba I Shaba II Rumble in the Jungle Political exiles 1991 Zaire unrest First Congo War Abacost
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Mobutu Sese Seko's foreign policy emphasized his alliance with the United States and the Western world while supposedly maintaining a non-aligned position in international affairs.^[1] Mobutu ruled the Republic of the Congo and then Zaire as president for 32 years, from 1965 to 1997.