Mobutism
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Mobutism was an official state and party ideology in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) during the latter half of the 20th century. Mobutism encompassed and glorified the thoughts, visions, and policies of Zairian president and self-proclaimed "Father of the Nation", Mobutu Sese Seko. The ideology included such major Mobutu initiatives as "Zairianization" and "authenticity". President Mobutu had amassed a fortune equivalent to nearly all his country's national debt.
The ideology survives today in such organizations as Nzanga Mobutu's Union of Mobutuist Democrats.
[edit] See also
- Lumumbism, a competing ideology based on the ideas of former prime minister Patrice Lumumba
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