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 Village employees donate sick time to fellow... July 20, 2018 Murder charge filed in Mollie Tibbetts case,... August 21, 2018 alt-J – “Deadcrush (Alchemist x Trooko Version)”... July 17, 2018 Matt Ryan’s deal shows how good Patriots... May 4, 2018 The Playlist: Zayn's Bizarrely Great Sleaze Rock... July 20, 2018 Mac Miller Shares 'Swimming' Cover Art And... July 14, 2018 NEAL SCHON: I Don't Think STEVE PERRY... July 13, 2018 Happy Birthday to Floyd Mayweather jr ! February 24, 2025 Craig Smith's Downtown Talk: Join us for... June 29, 2018 Happy Birthday to Aaliyah ! January 16, 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.