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Bobi Ladawa Mobutu was known for promoting issues such as health, education and women's rights. She was also customarily addressed as "Citizen Bobi" or "Mama Bobi", and frequently accompanied her husband abroad. Reportedly, she was involved in the corruption that occurred during Mobutu's rule. In
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