As part of his program of `` national authenticity , '' Mobutu changed the Congo 's name to Zaire in 1971 and his own name to Mobutu Sese Seko in 1972 .
As part of his program of `` national authenticity , '' Mobutu changed the Congo 's name to Zaïre in 1971 and his own name to Mobutu Sese Seko in 1972 .