Timeline Tuesday 24 April 1990

Events on Tuesday 24 April 1990 1

• 1990 Zaire's Mobutu announces end of one-party rule Long-time dictator promises multi-party system President Mobutu Sese Seko announced on 24 April 1990 that Zaire would end 23 years of one-party rule and move toward a multi-party system. The announcement came amid growing domestic unrest and the end of Cold War support for his regime. Democratic reforms stalled and Mobutu remained in power for years afterward.