This leader created an elite military unit known as “Les Hiboux” (“lay EE-boo”) to suppress a series of 1990 student protests. “Neither left nor right, nor even center” was the slogan of this leader’s party, which created the Manifesto of N’Sele. A rebellion by the Banyamulenge preceded this leader’s overthrow by the ADFL. A phrase meaning (*) “down with the suit” names a garment promoted by this leader called the abacost. This man was ousted by Laurent-Desire Kabila and forced to flee his palace at Gbadolite. After overthrowing Patrice Lumumba, this leader renamed his country as part of his program of authenticité. For 10 points, name this late-20th century dictator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then called Zaire. ■END■
ANSWER: Mobutu Sese Seko [or Joseph-Désiré Mobutu]
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