What was Mobutu's birth name?
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Mobutu's birth name was Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, and he was born in Lisala, Belgian Congo, on October 14, 1930. He attended primary school in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) and then trained as a soldier. He rose to prominence after the Congo's independence in 1960, becoming commander-in-chief of the Congolese National Army. He seized power in a military coup in 1965 and renamed the country Zaire.
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