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This image shows Mobuto Sesa Seko standing with The President of Liberia, William Tolbert. Seko, on the left, is wearing a dark blue suit and a leopard print garrison cap. He is holding an intricately carved cane in his right hand. Tolbert, on the right, is wearing a white suit and is holding a white hat in his right hand and a black baton in his left hand. Men in dark military uniform are standing behind Seko and Tolbert, one of whom is saluting. Seko was the President of Democratic Republic of the Cong from 1955-1971. In the photo, both were attending the Organization of African Unity Conference held in Monrovia, Liberia. President Seko served as Chairman of the Organization.

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Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Approximate Creation Date

1975-1980

Time Period

1970-1979, 1980-1989

Subjects

Liberia--History--1971-1980; Liberia--Pictorial works

Keywords

Liberia

Geographic Location

Liberia, Africa

Object Type

image

Format (original)

JPG

Format (digital)

JPG

Digital ID

Mobutu Sese Seko and President Tolbert Liberia

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Jerry Boyd Jones Digital Photographs Collection

Digital Collection Title

Jerry Boyd Jones Digital Photographs Collection

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

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Keywords

Liberia

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