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James DeLong arrested two Confederate rebels in this city, necessitating the only deployment of Union troops in a city outside the Americas during the Civil War. The refusal to read the line “seek your inspiration from the French, friends of freedom” in a speech given in this city precipitated the ouster of Eirik Labonne. Since the French refused to go to war over this city, foreign minister Théophile Delcassé (“tay-oh-feel del-cah-SAY”) was sacked. The Mendoub served as a symbolic governing official in this city (-5[1])during its three decades-long status as an international zone, a period interrupted by its World War II-era Spanish occupation. The Algeciras Conference mediated a crisis sparked by Kaiser Wilhelm II’s visit to this city, where he declared support for Sultan Abdelaziz against French rule. For 10 points, name this Moroccan port city on the Strait of Gibraltar. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Tangier [or Tangiers or Ṭanja or Tanger; accept Tangier Crisis; accept Tangier International Zone, Minṭaqat Ṭanja ad-Dawliyya, Zone internationale de Tanger, or Zona Internacional de Tánger; accept Tangier Speech] (Labonne included that line in the Tangier Speech given by Mohammed V, who refused to read it. The penultimate sentence refers to the First Moroccan Crisis.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt BollingerGeorgia Tech AChicago A81-5
Matt JacksonChicago AGeorgia Tech A13910

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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y1100%0%100%139.00