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A gripping nonfiction account of Mobutu Sese Seko's brutal reign in Zaire, blending history, biography, and grim humor.
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A gripping nonfiction account of Mobutu Sese Seko's brutal reign in Zaire, blending history, biography, and grim humor.
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Known as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake -- seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his people with a devastating combination of brutality and charm. While the population was pauperized, he plundered the country's copper and diamond resources, downing pink champagne in his jungle palace like some modern-day reincarnation of Joseph Conrad's crazed station manager.Michela Wrong, a corresp...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Moderate depictions of brutality and violence under Mobutu's regime.
Profanity
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Substance use
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Minor references to alcohol use, such as Mobutu's champagne consumption.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Major focus on political corruption, dictatorship, and Cold War influence in Zaire.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Frequent accounts of systemic suffering, oppression, and brutality under Mobutu.
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