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D R Congo pays tribute to Muhammad Ali

Mohammad Ali akiwasalimia mashabiki wake mjini Kinshasa siku chache kabla yaku pambana na George Foreman mjini humo
Mohammad Ali akiwasalimia mashabiki wake mjini Kinshasa siku chache kabla yaku pambana na George Foreman mjini humo Source: AP

Residents in D R Congo have joined the rest of the world in pay tribute Mohammad Ali, who passed away last Saturday 4 June 2016 at the age of 74.


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Residents in D R Congo have joined the rest of the world in pay tribute Mohammad Ali, who passed away last Saturday 4 June 2016 at the age of 74.


Ali's death came 42 years after the his famous fight which was dubbed "rumble in the jungle" in which he silenced critics by defeating the then undefeated George Foreman, at the TATA RAPHAEL stadium in Kinshasa D R Congo which was previously known as Zaire.

 

Ali passed away in a hospital in Phoenix Arizona where he was receiving treatment.

 

Our correspondent Byobe Malenga, sent us this report from Bukavu, D R Congo.

 


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