Mobutu Sésé Seko: Corruption

Mobutu Sésé Seko was President of Zaïre. Explore interesting quotes on corruption.

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“Who taught us corruption? I believe it was you, frankly… It's an import.”

Mobutu Sésé Seko

In an interview with a French reporter, as featured in "Mobutu: King of Zaire."
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“The very existence of the Nation was threatened. Threatened on all sides, from the interior and exterior.
From the interior, by the sterile conflicts of politicians who sacrificed the country and their compatriots to their own interests.
Nothing counted for them but power…and what the exercise of power could bring them. Fill their own pockets, exploit the Congo and the Congolese, this was their trademark.
Given such examples, both national and provincial administrations were mired in inertia, inefficiency, and worse yet, corruption.
At all levels, many of those in our country who held a morsel of public power allowed themselves to be corrupted, served individuals and companies who paid bribes and neglected the others…
…certain politicians, to maintain themselves in power or to regain it, did not hesitate to seek help from foreign powers…
…the social, economic and financial situation of the country is catastrophic.”

Mobutu Sésé Seko

Mobutu explaining the reasons behind his November 1965 coup. Young and Turner, p. 42

“It takes two to corrupt – the corrupted and the corrupter.”

Mobutu Sésé Seko

Developments.org http://www.developments.org.uk/data/issue30/together-now.htm <br class="br">Attributed