Where Concorde once flew: the story of President Mobutu's 'African ...
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Feb 10, 2015 - Fifty years on from Mobutu Sese Seko's ascent to the presidency of Congo, David Smith explores what's left of his personal Xanadu, Gbadolite.
President Mobutu's ruined jungle paradise, Gbadolite - in pictures ...
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Feb 10, 2015 - When Joseph Desire Mobutu took power he renamed himself Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Waza Banga (meaning 'the all-powerful warrior who, because of endurance and an ... The air-traffic control tower of Gbadolite's international airport, whose runway is long enough to accommodate Concorde.Piles of diamonds and porn, Concorde and caviar - Daily Mail
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Jun 30, 2015 - Piles of diamonds and porn, Concorde and caviar: Haunting images of the crumbling palaces of Africa's dictators where despots once lived like emperors. Palaces of Mobutu Sese-Seko and the 'Emperor' Jean-Bedel Bokassa stand as monuments to their despotic rule; The men ruled Zaire - now the ...
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