1930–1997
Mobutu Sese Seko
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997
66years old at death
24,435days lived
43%of the people on this site died younger
Mobutu Sese Seko was born on 14 October 1930 and died on 7 September 1997, aged 66 years and 328 days. That is 24,435 days in all.
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Also born on 14 October
- Dwight D. EisenhowerPresident of the United States from 1953 to 1961 · 1890–196978 yrs
- Hannah ArendtGerman-American political theorist and philosopher · 1906–197569 yrs
- Lillian GishAmerican actor, actress, motion picture producers and director, screenwriter · 1893–199399 yrs
- Roger MooreEnglish actor · 1927–201789 yrs
- Charlie KirkAmerican political activist · 1993–202531 yrs
- Ferdinand VII of SpainKing of Spain (1784–1833) · 1784–183348 yrs
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