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 How One Tweet About Nicki Minaj Spiraled... July 10, 2018 NFL Insiders predict the best rookie class... May 7, 2018 Suns name Jazz’s Kokoskov as new head... May 3, 2018 Trump gets mixed reception during Scotland visit July 14, 2018 Most Electronics Banned In Carry-On Bags From... March 21, 2017 Restriction has Gotten a Bad Rap July 13, 2018 ‘You can’t have a pier without a... July 24, 2015 Wild cats July 22, 2018 Chance The Rapper proposes to girlfriend at... July 5, 2018 Best friends find themselves on trial nearly... July 25, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.