Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Republic of the Congo gains independence from France in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander August 15, 2025 English: Sunrise on the Congo River near Mossaka (Republic of the Congo). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Map of the Republic of the Congo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Map of the Republic of the Congo Español: Mapa de la República del Congo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Fondationmarianiste Today in Afro History ! The Republic of the Congo gains independence from France in 1960 ! was last modified: August 8th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Congresswoman, Maxine Waters ! Former Executive Director of UNCF/Activist, Vernon Jordan Jr. ! Pianist, Oscar Peterson ! Actor, Anthony Anderson ! Actor, Rondell Sheridan ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! U.S. Senator, Carol Mosely Braun ! Actress, Angela Bassett ! Actor, Reginald VelJohnson ! Author/Journalist, Louis Lomax ! Singer, James “JT” Taylor ! You may also like Senator proposes levy on CDs and DVDs November 14, 2018 The Carters June 17, 2018 Karyn White ready to share her R&B... July 27, 2018 Teachers benefit from science and technology scholarship August 7, 2015 Fantastic Negrito's new album is a great... June 14, 2018 BoB Drops Final Album 'Naga' July 5, 2018 Long Island Infant Who Survived Devastating Disorder... July 27, 2018 Here Are the Lyrics to Tank's 'When... March 29, 2018 What these four CMOs are doing to... June 12, 2018 Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell To Guest Star... July 26, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.