Word: mobuto
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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President Mobuto of Zaire claims that the rebels are backed by the Soviet Union, Cuba and Angola and has urgently appealed for aid from a number of Western countries and non-communist regimes in Africa...
...States. This eliminates the possibility that Zaire may, in fact, support U.S. objectives in Angola. Zaire has in the past been open to many influences, and it is far from clear that the United States controls its policy. Zaire presently uses North Korean military advisors, for example. Also, President Mobuto of Zaire is the brother-in-law of Holden Roberto, leader of the FNLA, and this certainly is one other possible reason why Zaire has supported the FNLA...
While in Zaire. Bok said, he spoke with President Mobuto Sese Seko for 40 minutes. He said the conversation centered on "what the Rockefeller Foundation was doing in Zaire...