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 Remembering Thurgood Marshall ! A legacy of... August 30, 2025 Qveen Herby keeps it suave on new... May 1, 2018 Gilberto Nunez: N.Y. dentist who stood trial... July 27, 2018 Follow live: Griffin makes Pistons debut vs.... January 30, 2018 7/7 CBS2 Saturday Morning Weather Headlines July 7, 2018 Why are more pregnant women having heart... July 18, 2018 Happy Birthday to Lena Horne ! June 30, 2025 ‘Selfish’ Jets show dysfunction, heart — and... November 6, 2016 Source: Chargers’ Verrett suffers torn Achilles July 27, 2018 Trump Praises Making Other Nations Pay More... July 12, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.