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 Home Depot, Others Help Elderly Mother Of... January 5, 2018 Today in Afro History ! The Pennsylvania... April 14, 2025 FIGFest 2018: Poolside with Mallrat May 31, 2018 Incognito, cut by Bills, now free to... May 21, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Kofi Annan... December 13, 2025 TLC, Dru Hill and SWV to perform... May 29, 2018 Premiere: Scarlet Pleasure Ignite and Indulge in... March 29, 2018 Rapper TI and Atlanta Music Project gather... July 12, 2018 Thai Navy SEAL Commander Says Time Running... July 6, 2018 Wu-Tang Clan Unveil Two Epic Australian Headline... July 16, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.