Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Democratic Republic of the Congo gains independence from Belgium in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander June 30, 2025 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 6th, 2025 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 Happy Birthday to Lena Horne ! You may also like On the Charts, Drake Is Bigger Than... July 10, 2018 Giants RB Barkley: I’ll invest like Beast... June 29, 2018 Woman rushed to ER with brown recluse... July 6, 2018 Urgency surrounds rescue mission in Thailand as... July 6, 2018 Drake's 9 Best Call-Outs on 'Scorpion' June 29, 2018 Titans’ Casey to protest despite anthem policy July 18, 2018 From CHIKV to ZIKV May 24, 2015 White House stays silent on secret tape... July 21, 2018 Ted Hefko and The Thousandaires April 16, 2018 Warriors, fans celebrate third title in four... June 12, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.