Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Democratic Republic of the Congo gains independence from Belgium in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander June 30, 2023 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 2nd, 2023 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 How Bitcoin is Infiltrating Rap Culture June 26, 2018 Childish Gambino Accused Of Copying Elements Of... June 25, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player/Mayor, Kevin... March 4, 2024 Review: Bruno Mars lights up Marlay Park... July 13, 2018 Sources: Kaepernick wants to play for Browns March 11, 2016 Chance the Rapper says he is releasing... July 17, 2018 Teammates, including Nate Burleson, praise Calvin Johnson March 8, 2016 Lenny Krayzelburg On International Swimming League Competition:... November 13, 2020 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actress Lena Horne... June 30, 2023 Ja REEACH Project supports 89 bee farmers May 25, 2015 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.