The OK Jazz group, which toured extensively in the West, was based in this city. A sporting event in this city was the subjec
The OK Jazz group, which toured extensively in the West, was based in this city. A sporting event in this city was the subject of a nonfiction book by Norman Mailer; that event began at 4:30 AM in this city so that it could be broadcast during primetime in the United States. Waterfalls make navigation impossible downstream from this city, so it is connected by railway to the port of Matadi. This city, which lies south of the large (*) Malebo Pool, was the largest city conquered by a Paul Kagame-led alliance in 1997. George Foreman was defeated in this city by Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle, which was held in this largest Francophone city in the world. Until 1966, this city was called Léopoldville for a Belgian king, and it lies across the Congo River from Brazzaville. For 10 points, name the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The OK Jazz group, which toured extensively in the West, was based in this city.
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