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'''Albéric Gbemani''' (d. 1938) was the father of [[Mobutu Sese Seko]]. Hailing from Mobayi-Mbongo near the border with Central African Republic, Gbemani was a catechist employed as a cook by Capuchin missionaries. He later married [[Marie-Madeleine Yemo]], who followed him to [[Lisala]], where their son, Joseph-Désiré Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Wa Za Banga (later called [[Mobutu Sese Seko|Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga]]) was born in 1930. Joseph-Désiré was named after Gbemani's uncle, Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Wa Za Banga, a famous warrior-diviner from [[Gbadolite]]. While in Lisala, Gbemani worked for a colonial magistrate. Gbemani's skills as a cook took the family to Coquilhatville ([[Renaming of places in Zaire|now called]] Mbandaka) and later to Léopoldville (now [[Kinshasa]]), where he died in 1938. | '''Albéric Gbemani''' (d. 1938) was the father of [[Mobutu Sese Seko]]. Hailing from Mobayi-Mbongo near the border with Central African Republic, Gbemani was a catechist employed as a cook by Capuchin missionaries. He later married [[Marie-Madeleine Yemo]], who followed him to [[Lisala]], where their son, Joseph-Désiré Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Wa Za Banga (later called [[Mobutu Sese Seko|Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga]]) was born in 1930. Joseph-Désiré was named after Gbemani's uncle, Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Wa Za Banga, a famous warrior-diviner from [[Gbadolite]]. While in Lisala, Gbemani worked for a colonial magistrate. Gbemani's skills as a cook took the family to Coquilhatville ([[Renaming of places in Zaire|now called]] Mbandaka) and later to Léopoldville (now [[Kinshasa]]), where he died in 1938. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:40, 26 December 2006
Albéric Gbemani (d. 1938) was the father of Mobutu Sese Seko. Hailing from Mobayi-Mbongo near the border with Central African Republic, Gbemani was a catechist employed as a cook by Capuchin missionaries. He later married Marie-Madeleine Yemo, who followed him to Lisala, where their son, Joseph-Désiré Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Wa Za Banga (later called Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga) was born in 1930. Joseph-Désiré was named after Gbemani's uncle, Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Wa Za Banga, a famous warrior-diviner from Gbadolite. While in Lisala, Gbemani worked for a colonial magistrate. Gbemani's skills as a cook took the family to Coquilhatville (now called Mbandaka) and later to Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), where he died in 1938.
