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 Tertiary education system being restructured July 29, 2018 White Woman Fired After Video Showed Her... July 16, 2018 Juke Joint: Dave Chappelle's gift to Yellow... June 14, 2018 Quinn says he knew Jones would report... July 26, 2018 Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, 73, 'grandfather of rap' June 16, 2018 Sharpton Fires Back At NY Post Report... February 24, 2015 Q&A: Chuck D raps on politics in... June 15, 2018 R&B singer Ne-Yo to sing National Anthem... May 17, 2018 Trax 05.03.18 May 3, 2018 "Dave," the movie about an accidental president,... July 28, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.