Answer:
Correct Answer is: corruption prevented repayment of international loans
Step-by-step explanation:
Mobutu Sese Soko was the first and only president of Zaire since its beginning in 1970 until its fall in 1997. This President is known as one of the most corrupt presidents of the world, according to NGO transparency international, Mobutu stole over 5 million dollars, a number similar to the external debt of the country.
Mobutu was a kleptocrat who took advantage of the economy of the country, in 1974 he tried to nationalize the economy and foreign industries, this was a failure and in 1977 he tried to recover the foreign investment to the country that was focused in mining industries because of the Countries being rich in precious minerals and coal. USA and France were the main investors and with their economic and military help, he was able to maintain in power for 20 years and also steal the countries money, not paying the international loans and leaving an external debt that is yet to be paid.
As the political and social crisis peaked in the 1990s he was obliged to include opposition on his government, this opposition grew exponentially in power because of a decrease of Zaire's army because of low pay, and the Tutsis ( a Ruandan group) conquering the southeast of the country. In 1997 the opposition took control of the capital city and therefore the country. Mobutu's had to escape and seek foreign help, he later died from prostate cancer in Marruecos. Zaire was then renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo.