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Mobutu palaces in Gbadolite survive as ruined symbol of fallen rule
In Gbadolite northern Congo, the once lavish Mobutu estates stand looted since 1997. Chandeliers and leopard statues remain amid destroyed silk wallpaper and marble, while the jungle encroaches on the empty palaces and graffiti fills the walls. Mobutu Sese Seko, ousted in 1997 and died four months after, is still remembered by locals as a bringer of wealth and electricity.
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