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 Former NJ Archbishop Theodore McCarrick Resigns As... July 28, 2018 Republican Young Kim Defeats Democratic Rep. Gil... November 14, 2020 VIDEO PREMIERE: Steff and the Articles Make... May 28, 2018 Colts say QB Luck (shoulder) cleared for... July 20, 2018 Time's Up movement calls on R. Kelly... April 30, 2018 R&B, soul tribute Solid Gold Soul begins... June 15, 2018 Boy, 10, shot dead by 11-year-old August 8, 2015 Op-Ed | Why Hip-Hop Is So Integral... June 22, 2018 R&B Assistant Engineer in ACB net June 28, 2018 Lil Baby's 'Harder Than Ever' Debuts at... May 31, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.