Mobutism
Noun
Meaning
Mobutism (uncountable)
(politics) The official party ideology of the Popular Movement of the Revolution, based on the thoughts, visions, and policies of Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko.
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Members of the MPR Political Bureau, meanwhile, were entrusted with the responsibility of serving as "the repositories and guarantors of Mobutism".
Intimately tied up with the doctrine of Mobutism was the vision of an all-encompassing single party reaching out to all sectors of the nation.
Mobutism main The doctrinal foundation was disclosed shortly after its birth, in the form of the Manifesto of N'sele (so named because it was issued from the president's rural residence at N'sele, 60 km upriver from Kinshasa), made public in May 1967.
Nationalism, revolution, and authenticity were identified as the major themes of what came to be known as " Mobutism ".