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Gbadolite was Mobutu Sese Seko's ancestral village in the far north of Zaire, more than a thousand kilometres from Kinshasa. He turned it into a second capital: marble palaces, a hundred-room motel, a hydroelectric dam on the Ubangi river and an airport with a 3,200-metre runway,
“Why Mobutu Built a Jungle Runway for Concorde” is a 2-minute AI vertical short by Bonefire History, released in October 2026. It was made with Runway. Find more like it in AI Action Films, or see the best AI films of 2026.
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See all on YouTube ›@tajintaire6736Oct 5, 2026
Thanks for letting us know one of Concorde special customers 😂.
I'm sure they're not to be seen as corrupt as he was. 🤣
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@Xolani-v7fOct 5, 2026
That palace was to be made a tourist attraction and raise money to help built Zaire (NOW DRC) Infrastructure and social development
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@petermukuru9512Oct 5, 2026
Humanity and vanity..
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@liselotte601Oct 6, 2026
Een dictaror,premier classe
@amunank2217Oct 6, 2026
Greed is the undoing of us all.
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@WeAre-te9mtOct 5, 2026
The worst thief in African history is Mobutu. The runaway made with cooperation with colonisers to steal mineral resources. Why UN is landing there every week?
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@johnrutter7265Oct 6, 2026
Kinshasa is the capital of the democratic Republic of congo
@geegab5178Oct 6, 2026
The dictatorship in Africa is unhealthy. There’s the need for a robust democracy in Zaire/congo drc. The passing away of President Mobutu is sad, as is the colonial history of the country.
@JessicaJordan-us6tiOct 5, 2026
Death good gone!!
@Ronnie-i3k2xOct 6, 2026
GREED IS A VIRUS WE NEED TO GENETICALLY DE- ENGINEER IF WE EVER WANT PEACE ON EARTH.
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