Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Democratic Republic of the Congo gains independence from Belgium in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander June 30, 2025 Landscape of Kongo Central (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: DRC, orthographic projection. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 2,344,858 km², larger than Alaska, Saudi Arabia or Mexico (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today in Afro History ! The Democratic Republic of the Congo gains independence from Belgium in 1960 ! was last modified: June 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actress Lena Horne ! Boxer, Mike Tyson ! Comedian, David Alan Grier ! Jazz Musician, Stanley Clarke ! NBA player, Trevor Ariza ! Singer, Fantasia Barrino ! next post Happy Birthday to Lena Horne ! You may also like Trump calls Strzok a "disgrace," claims Mueller... July 15, 2018 Serena Williams’ Proud Husband Tweets About Her... July 11, 2018 Rockets plan to honor Santa Fe High... May 23, 2018 The Aaliyah x MAC Product Tease Is... April 2, 2018 Beaches Evacuated As Thunderstorms Move Across Los... July 18, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Slaves seized... July 30, 2025 Violence mars Mali presidential election July 30, 2018 The Dish: Janine Booth July 14, 2018 After slide, Nuggets’ Porter Jr. vows to... June 22, 2018 Former J’can cop dead in murder/suicide in... May 23, 2015 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.