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Pat Quinlan led a company of Irish UN peacekeepers during the Siege of Jadotville (“zhah-do-veel”) in this country. (15[5]-5[1])A speech proclaiming the independence of this country was perceived as a personal critique of King Baudouin (-5[1])(“boh-DWAN”). The leader who gave that speech formed the ABAKO party with Joseph Kasa-Vubu, who became the first president of this country. While traveling to negotiate the ceasefire of a conflict in this country, (*) Dag Hammarskjöld died (10[1])in a plane crash. A civil war in this country that began when Moise Tshombe declared himself President of Katanga ended when the government of Mobutu Sese Seko took dictatorial control. For 10 points, a namesake Crisis took place in what Central African country that renamed Léopoldville (10[1])to Kinshasa. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Democratic Republic of the Congo [or DRC; accept Congo-Kinshasa before the end]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Drew ScheinerMissouriChicago B1615
Cyrus ZhouWUSTLSIUE B16-5
Visvam SrinivasanOhio State BChicago C1615
Nolan JonesPurdue AMichigan A1615
Jacob SimmonsSIUE AOhio State A1615
John BentonOhio State CPurdue B1615
Reilly MelvillePurdue CMichigan B33-5
Carter HerronChicago DChicago A6910
Leo TaoMichigan BPurdue C11610
Ryan HappelSIUE BWUSTL11910

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2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y3100%0%33%97.33
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%63%25%48.00