Explore Mobutu through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mobutu in a sentence
Mobutu meaning
A surname.
Using Mobutu
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, mobutu often appears in combinations such as: mobutu sese, with mobutu, mobutu and.
Context around Mobutu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mobutu
- In this selection, "mobutu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, general, became, minister, sese, became and vlah stand out and add context to how "mobutu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as another mobutu and by then mobutu had fled. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mobutu" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mobutu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mobutu’s residence was three blocks away in a different direction. (11 words)
Both Lundula and Mobutu were former sergeants of the Force Publique. (11 words)
Congo’s Mobutu Sese Seko had a wardrobe dominated by animal skin. (12 words)
During the crucial period of July–August 1960, Joseph-Désiré Mobutu built up "his" national army by channeling foreign aid to units loyal to him, by exiling unreliable units to remote areas, and by absorbing or dispersing rival armies. (39 words)
Embarking on a campaign of cultural awareness, Mobutu renamed the country the Republic of Zaire in 1971 and required citizens to adopt African names as well as drop their French-language ones. (32 words)
Of these working-class cadres of the WPA, I spent an inordinate amount of time with Mobutu and Osaze but particularly Osaze because we lived a block away from each other. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
General Mobutu became Mobutu Sésé Seko and forced all his citizens to adopt African names and many cities were also renamed.
Mobutu’s residence was three blocks away in a different direction.
Congo’s Mobutu Sese Seko had a wardrobe dominated by animal skin.
Monrovia — The remains of fallen Public Works Minister Mobutu Vlah-Nyepan was on Thursday evening returned to Liberia.
Of these working-class cadres of the WPA, I spent an inordinate amount of time with Mobutu and Osaze but particularly Osaze because we lived a block away from each other.
After the overthrow of Mobutu, the DRC was ready to usher in a revolutionary era that would negate in total its previous history.
By then Mobutu had fled and Kabila became president in May 1997, renaming the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Finally you will remain alone like what happened to Mobutu Sese Seko of the then Zaire when his well also ran dry.
In 1997, the Ugandan and Rwandan armies fought as allies to oust Mobutu and helped install Laurent Kabila as president.
Two years after the country allowed multiple political parties in 1990, Tshisekedi became prime minister in an unstable partnership with Mobutu.
Tabu Ley returned to Kinshasha in the late 1990s after the dictator Mobutu Sese Seko fell from power.
After five years of turbulence, in 1965 Mobutu used his position as ANC Chief of Staff to seize power in the Congo.
As early as late 1997, Kabila was being denounced as "another Mobutu".
As the Cold War came to a close, internal and external pressures on Mobutu increased.
Baramoto, a former police officer, married a sister of Mobutu's first wife.
Both Lundula and Mobutu were former sergeants of the Force Publique.
Creating a new basis of legitimacy for the state, in the form of a single party, came next in Mobutu's order of priority.
During the crucial period of July–August 1960, Joseph-Désiré Mobutu built up "his" national army by channeling foreign aid to units loyal to him, by exiling unreliable units to remote areas, and by absorbing or dispersing rival armies.
Embarking on a campaign of cultural awareness, Mobutu renamed the country the Republic of Zaire in 1971 and required citizens to adopt African names as well as drop their French-language ones.
Every aspect of life was regulated to some degree by the party, and the will of its founding-president, Mobutu Sese Seko.
Common combinations with mobutu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mobutu sese 6×
- with mobutu 3×
- mobutu and 3×
- of mobutu 3×
- by mobutu 3×
- mobutu had 2×
- and mobutu 2×
- joseph-désiré mobutu 2×
- joseph mobutu 2×
- mobutu to 2×