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单词 mobutuism
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Mobutuismn.

Brit. /məˈbuːtuːɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /məˈbuduˌɪz(ə)m/
Forms: 1900s– Mobutism Brit. /məˈbuːtɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /məˈbudˌɪzəm/, 1900s– Mobutuism. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mobutu , -ism suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Mobutu Sese Seko (b. Joseph-Désiré Mobutu) (1930–97), President of Zaire (1965–97) + -ism suffix.
The national philosophy and ideology introduced by President Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), originally based on ‘authenticité’ (uniquely Zairean identity), but increasingly focusing on his personal role.
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1975 W. Africa 21 Apr. 462/2 The teaching of religion in all schools is now forbidden, say the sources, and instead the children are taught ‘mobutuism’.
1978 T. Kanza Rise & Fall Patrice Lumumba (ed. 2) xlvi. 356 In the Congo-Zaire, authenticity has been made an official and national ideology under the name of ‘mobutuism’. This is the term used in the existing constitution.
1978 J. W. Fernandez in Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 7 215 Contemporary Mobutuism looks very like a political religion.
1998 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Electronic ed.) 9 Aug. When Laurent Kabila toppled Mobutu Sese Seko..a few cautious voices worried that ‘Kabilaism’ would not be all that different from ‘Mobutuism’.
2000 M. Wrong In Footsteps of Mr Kurtz in EastAfrican (Nairobi) (Electronic ed.) 23 Oct. Unfortunately, authenticity swiftly elided into Mobutuism and an extravagant personality cult. The Guide, The Helmsman, Father of the Nation, Founding President, the official media called him.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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