On this day, 28 years ago, May 29, 1997 (April 23, 1997 in the lunar calendar), Mobutu was finally ousted from power for 32 years. Former Zairean President Mobutu, who was ousted on May 29, 1997, former Zairean President Mobutu (66 years old), embezzled money and amassed US$4 billion in family wealth during his 32 years in power. Mobutu was a product of the Cold War. In 1960, President Lumumba, who was originally part of the Belgian Congo, approached the eastern camp. The U.S. secret service planned to kill him and find another successor to stop the communist forces, so they found 30-year-old soldier Mobutu. Subsequently, Mobutu's cronies arrested and killed Lumumba. From 1974 to 1994, Zaire received a total of US$8.5 billion in various types of aid from the West. During the same period, according to estimates by the International Monetary Fund, Zaire's export earnings totaled only US$10.7 billion. A recent World Bank report said: "Given the large amount of foreign aid and the only result Zaire has achieved, it is difficult to believe how much Mobutu has done for Zaire economically and socially." Mobutu has always liked to use the country's wealth to appease the opposition and reward his confidants. Mobutu bribed much more money than the CIA provided him. The main way he amassed wealth was to embezzle state assets. Since the late 1960s, according to an agreement reached with the Zairian Parliament, he was able to withdraw 30-50% of the total amount of national public investment. In 1988 alone, he stole state property under this name amounted to US$65 million. In addition, political donations received by the ruling Zairian People's Revolutionary Movement and some political groups and foundations also went into Mobutu's personal pocket. The World Bank released a report on the situation between 1980 and 1987 based on information collected by two American researchers, Asman and Collins. The report said Mobutu embezzled $15 million in this way in 1986. However, this year Mobutu's personal expenses were $94 million and political groups 'expenses were $172 million. This shows how large Mobutu's private property is. German bank Owen Blumenthal was dispatched by the International Monetary Fund in 1978 to investigate Zaire's debt situation. He said: "Many creditors in Zaire have no hope of recouping their loans... Mobutu and his government simply do not want to pay their debts and ignore the national debt. One huge obstacle blocks any possibility of paying debt: regime corruption. This has always been the case in the past, and it still remains the case today." So the International Monetary Fund lost confidence in the Mobutu regime. However, the entry of Cuban troops into Angola strengthened the relationship between the United States and Mobutu. Therefore, in the five years from 1977 to 1982, the International Monetary Fund granted Zaire seven special drawing rights, totaling US$231 million. Blumenthal also discovered from the special accounts of the Central Bank of Zaire with seven Western banks that in 1978, GECAMINE, a large state-owned copper and cobalt company in Zaire, transferred all of its annual export earnings to Mobutu's personal account. Although Mobutu has a fortune, it is difficult to find a bank account in his name. Most of his assets are recorded in the names of various companies. In 1991, the United States, France and Belgium threatened to freeze his property, but the matter was finally ignored. One of the reasons was that no legal basis was found. On September 7, 1997, Mobutu died of prostate cancer in a Morocco hospital. New President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kabila (center)