Under the auspices of a régime d'exception (the equivalent of a state of emergency), Mobutu assumed sweeping, almost absolute, power for five years, after which, he claimed, democracy would be restored.
在特例（régime d'exception，相当于紧急状态）的支持下，蒙博托稳拿影响广泛且几乎是绝对的权力长达五年，之后他宣布民主将得到恢复。