Bobi Ladawa Mobutu

Bobi Ladawa Mobutu
Bobi Ladawa in 1995, at her son's wedding
First Lady of Zaire
In office
1 May 1980 – 16 May 1997
PresidentMobutu Sese Seko
Preceded byMarie-Antoinette Mobutu
Succeeded bySifa Mahanya
Personal details
Born
Bobi Ladawa

(1945-09-02) 2 September 1945 (age 79)
Dula, Équateur, Belgian Congo
Political partyPopular Movement of the Revolution
Union of Mobutist Democrats
Spouse
(m. 1980; died 1997)
Children4

Bobi Ladawa Mobutu (born 2 September 1945[1]) also known as Mama Bobi Ladawa, is the second wife and widow of Mobutu Sese Seko who ruled Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) as president between 1965 and 1997.

  1. ^ "BOBI Ladawa" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. 12 June 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.