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 4 Ejected From Vehicle After Crashing Into... March 28, 2016 2018 Let the Good Times Roll Festival June 13, 2018 Anthony Anderson and Dave East team up... June 11, 2018 Round 1 takeaways: Veteran quarterbacks, you got... April 27, 2018 Sign here: New York joins LeBron billboard... April 6, 2018 Woman Killed In Palmdale Hit-And-Run, Suspect At... July 21, 2018 Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign in Kansas July 20, 2018 Rookie QB progress reports: How the 13... June 2, 2018 Blueberry Picking Season Peaks In Garden State July 13, 2018 Puff, puff, party: One Dollar Check, Fortune's... April 20, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.