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A general view shows the villa of Zaire's ex-dictator Mobutu prior to the auction of the personal estate of Mobutu, in Savigny near Lausanne, Switzerland, June 13, 2001. Mobutu's fournitur will be sold by the Swiss Federal Bureau of Justice in Berne, Switzerland. With the sale of the real estate, the Swiss Federal Bureau of Justice will cover for maintenance fees and prevent the additional loss of value of the villa. The real estate has been locked after a Congolese legal request in 1997. (KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron) ===ELECTRONIC IMAGE===