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 Watch The Video for Ella Mai's Breakthrough... April 26, 2018 Block-apela: Rockets center leads a defense that... May 7, 2018 Eye Opener at 8: Explosion outside U.S.... July 26, 2018 Report: NY Murder Suspect Arrested In NoHo... July 28, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Olympic Gold medalist... July 8, 2022 Eye Opener: Firefighter killed as drought-stricken California... August 1, 2015 Today in Afro History ! Brown vs.... May 17, 2022 Police officer becomes unlikely father figure for... July 12, 2018 BET Fashions Grab Headlines From Award Winners June 25, 2018 Lowe: Why the DeMarcus Cousins deal might... July 3, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.