Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Democratic Republic of the Congo gains independence from Belgium in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander June 30, 2024 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, 2024 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 One Earbud In: Personal themes in rap... June 20, 2018 The School of Janet Jackson: Ten Songs... May 17, 2018 Warriors’ Kerr ‘hopeful’ Thompson (ankle) plays June 3, 2018 Ex-Fanatics employee accused of stealing info April 5, 2018 SoulBack (featuring Zeplyn Tillman) – The R&B... July 9, 2018 Sources: Falcons not giving Jones new deal July 19, 2018 DJ Husky LePew celebrates his 100th show... May 16, 2018 Source: Free agent Reid to visit with... April 9, 2018 Senator wants Gov’t to tackle titling issues... November 14, 2018 Bomb Scare At Greek Theatre Cancels Show... July 16, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.