Popular Movement of the Revolution

Popular Movement of the Revolution

Mouvement populaire de la Révolution
Popular Movement of the Revolution Mouvement populaire de la Révolution
Abbreviation	MPR
President	Mobutu Sese Seko
Founder	Mobutu Sese Seko
Founded	20 May 1967
Dissolved	16 May 1997
Succeeded by	Union of Mobutuist Democrats; (not legal successor)
Headquarters	Kinshasa, Zaire
Ideology	Mobutism Zairian nationalism; African nationalism; Revolutionary nationalism; Authenticité; Anti-capitalism (nominal); Anti-communism; Third Position; Para-fascism; Tropical fascism;
Political position	Syncretic (de jure); Far-right (de facto)
Colors	Green
Party flag
	Politics of Zaire;

The Popular Movement of the Revolution (French: Mouvement Populaire de la Révolution, abbr. MPR) was the ruling political party in Zaire (known for part of its existence as the Democratic Republic of the Congo). For most of its existence, it was the only legally permitted party in the country. It was founded by Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (later Mobutu Sese Seko) on 20 May 1967.

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