Popular Movement of the Revolution

political party, Zaire

Also known as: MPR, Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution

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The Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR) was the sole legal political party in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1970 to 1990. It was presided over by President Mobutu Sese Seko, who seized power in a 1965 coup and ruled for over 30 years. The MPR had branches at every administrative level throughout the country. After Mobutu was overthrown in 1997, the MPR splintered into factions.12

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Political process
The Popular Movement of the Revolution (Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution; MPR) was the sole legal political party from 1970 until 1990. It was presided over by then president Mobutu and had branches at every administrative level throughout the country. The MPR splintered into factions after…
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The Popular Movement of the Revolution (Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution; MPR) was the sole legal political party from 1970 until 1990. It was presided over by then president Mobutu and had branches at every administrative level throughout the country. The MPR splintered into factions after…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mobutu’s regime
…after the creation of the Popular Movement of the Revolution (Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution; MPR) in 1966, underscored the shortcomings of the single-party state as a vehicle for national integration and of “Mobutism” as an ideology for the legitimization of Mobutu’s regime.
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…after the creation of the Popular Movement of the Revolution (Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution; MPR) in 1966, underscored the shortcomings of the single-party state as a vehicle for national integration and of “Mobutism” as an ideology for the legitimization of Mobutu’s regime.
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