FULL TEXT SENT VIA EMAIL OR UPON REQUEST. Though hard to believe now, this once-glamorous palace was the temporary home of Muhammed Ali for five weeks, where he lived a monastic lifestyle until he stepped into the ring in front of 50,000 cheering fans in the heart of Africa in September of 1974. The palace was in Nsele, 40 kms outside Kinshasa, and what is known today as the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the time, it was called Zaire and was once one of feared ruler Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga's glittering palaces. FULL TEXT UPON REQUEST