Legacy
According to Transparency International, Mobutu embezzled over $5 billion USD from his country, ranking him as the third-most corrupt leader in the past two decades and the most corrupt African leader during the same period.
Mobutu also was one of the men who was instrumental in bringing the famous Rumble in the Jungle match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman to Zaire on October 30, 1974. According to the documentary When We Were Kings, promoter Don King promised each fighter US$5 million for the fight, and no other group would put up that kind of money for the fight. Mobutu, wanting to expand the image of the nation of Zaire, put up the nation's money to do so. According to a quote in the film, Ali supposedly said: "Some countries go to war to get their names out there, and wars cost a lot more than $10 million."
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