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 Pistons’ Casey eyes expanded role for Griffin June 11, 2018 A tuneful revolt rings out in Myanmar July 8, 2018 Fantasy Football Preview: Top 10 Wide Receivers July 26, 2018 Saweetie Reflects On Her Impending 'Icon' Status... July 24, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Dancer, Melody Thornton... September 28, 2024 Lena Park adds date to anniversary show June 6, 2018 Lee Hi Gives Update on Upcoming Album,... April 18, 2018 Source: DE Mack to skip start of... July 25, 2018 'Superfly' director on how making music videos... June 18, 2018 Rent Hike Forces Closure Of Marie Callender’s... July 15, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.