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Clothing style from Zaire
The abacost, a blending of the French "à bas le costume" (lit. 'down with the suit'), was the distinctive clothing for men that was promoted by Mobutu
Abacost
Official state ideology initiated in the former Republic of Zaire
Western-style attire was banned and replaced with the Mao-style tunic labeled the "abacost" and its female equivalent. The policy began to wane in the late 1970s
Authenticité_(Zaire)
State ideology of Zaire
forbidding western suits and creating a state-authorized uniform called the abacost. The ideology survives today in such organizations as Nzanga Mobutu's Union
Mobutism
Indian style suit jacket
Statements" by Time magazine. Sari Mao suit Mujib Coat Gakuran Raj pattern Abacost Kariba suit Leisure suit Madiba shirt "Nehru Jacket, which we know today
Nehru_jacket
Style of Jamaican suit
Distinction in 1999 for outstanding contribution to the promotion of fashion. Abacost Leisure suit Nehru jacket Madiba shirt Blumenthal, Ralph (24 March 1976)
Kariba_suit
Type of tunic or jacket
Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean Communist leaders, known as the Mao suit. Abacost Barong tagalog Chinese clothing Nehru jacket Feldbluse French (tunic) Gakuran
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President of DR Congo and Zaire from 1965 to 1997
were banned, and men were forced to wear a Mao-style tunic known as an abacost (shorthand for à bas le costume, or "down with the suit"). Christmas was
Mobutu_Sese_Seko
Country in Central Africa (1965–1997)
1972 and the abandonment of Western dress in favour of the wearing of the abacost were subsequently promoted as expressions of authenticity. Mobutu used
Zaire
Type of Chinese clothing
meetings. Socialism portal Communism portal China portal Fashion portal Abacost Barong tagalog Chinese clothing Nehru jacket Feldbluse French (tunic) Gakuran
Mao_suit
Sartorial subculture centered on the Congolese cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville
different form. In the early 1970s, President Mobutu Sese Seko promoted the abacost ("à bas le costume", or "down with the suit"), a lightweight jacket designed
La_Sape
including South Africa, Rhodesia, and Mobutu's Zaire where it was known as an Abacost and paired with a leopardskin fez resembling an Astrakhan cap. By 1974
1970s_in_fashion
Village in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mobutu Sese Seko sporting a typical abacost in 1983
Minembwe
Traditional clothing usually associated with a geographic area
kwa and gandura. Dress is highly dependent on region and ethnicity. The Abacost suit is common in Zairian republics. Traditional attire of the Comoros
Folk_costume
Special Presidential Division Civil Guard Shaba I Shaba II Rumble in the Jungle Political exiles 1991 Zaire unrest First Congo War Abacost Category v t e
Foreign policy of the Mobutu Sese Seko administration
Foreign_policy_of_the_Mobutu_Sese_Seko_administration
Congolese musician and cultural revolutionary (1938–1989)
Mobutu Sese Seko sporting a typical abacost in 1983
Franco_Luambo
Australia, South Africa, India, China, and Zaire, where it was known as an Abacost and worn with a leopard print hat resembling the Astrakhan cap. At the
1980s_in_fashion
Provincial capital and city in Tanganyika, DR Congo
Western-style attire was banned and replaced with the Mao-style tunic labeled the "abacost" and its female equivalent. The policy began to wane in the late 1970s
Kalemie
Territory in South Kivu, DR Congo
Mobutu Sese Seko sporting a typical abacost in 1983
Uvira_Territory
Capital and urban center in Bashali Chiefdom, North Kivu
Mobutu Sese Seko sporting a typical abacost in 1983
Kitchanga
Chiefdom in Masisi Territory, North Kivu
Mobutu Sese Seko sporting a typical abacost in 1983.
Bashali_Chiefdom
Territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mobutu Sese Seko sporting a typical abacost in 1983.
Masisi_Territory
Opponents of Mobutist ideology
Special Presidential Division Civil Guard Shaba I Shaba II Rumble in the Jungle Political exiles 1991 Zaire unrest First Congo War Abacost Category v t e
Zairean_political_exiles
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Mobutu Sese Seko sporting a typical abacost in 1983.
Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Active.
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Muslim
Heavy rain, Benevolent deed
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English : topographic name from Old English brÄd ‘broad’ + weg ‘way’, ‘track’, or a habitational name from a place so named, notably Bradway in South Yorkshire. See also Broadway.
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Indian
Distinction of the religion
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Indian, Modern, Sikh
Love
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Goddess Parvati, Consort of Lord Shiva, Crying
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Arthurian Legend
Father of Arthur.
Male
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements ari "eagle" and viðr "tree," hence "eagle tree."
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Spanish American Latin
Manly.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
A Holy River; River in Ayodhya
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