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 Bills fans chant ‘USA’ before Kaepernick kneels October 16, 2016 Bump J Delivers First Post-Prison Album 'I... June 22, 2018 Today in Afro History ! John Coltrane... November 29, 2024 Man Steals Date’s Car, Then Uses It... July 19, 2018 Therapy working for Adrian Parkes, but… May 24, 2015 Aspiring R&B singer killed in daytime shooting... June 28, 2018 Rams, Joyner fail to reach long-term deal July 16, 2018 Ticks that carry Lyme disease are spreading... July 13, 2018 Trump: No White House visit for NBA... June 8, 2018 Shurmur: OBJ ‘pretty close’ to being cleared May 29, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.