Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Democratic Republic of the Congo gains independence from Belgium in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander June 30, 2022 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 5th, 2022 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 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Olympic Sprinter/Long Jump Champion, Carl Lewis ! Gospel singer, Thomas A. Dorsey ! Rapper, Missy Elliott ! Blues singer, Willie Dixon ! You may also like Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Writer/poet/singer, Saul Williams... February 29, 2020 Today in Afro History ! Alice Walker... April 18, 2022 Drake drops “Fire in the Booth” freestyle:... July 15, 2018 Laolu teaches us "How To Feel" on... April 26, 2018 CBS2 7/19 Thursday Afternoon Weather Headlines July 19, 2018 Kanye West Surpasses Aretha Franklin's Record on... June 16, 2018 Hundreds protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega July 28, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Sam... June 24, 2022 LI Police Officer Injured By Alleged Drunk... July 18, 2018 Gronk says he didn’t consider holding out July 26, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.