Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Democratic Republic of the Congo gains independence from Belgium in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander June 30, 2026 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 5th, 2026 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 Sources: Suns, Booker closing in on max... July 4, 2018 Concerned Nassau Residents Record Scofflaw Drivers Rolling... July 26, 2018 Weeklong Quarantine, COVID-19 Testing Required For SUNY... November 9, 2020 Woman assaulted at NFL player LeSean McCoy’s... July 11, 2018 Anthony Anderson and Dave East team up... June 11, 2018 Texans re-sign QB Weeden to back up... April 1, 2016 Former Stanford swimmer expressed remorse over sexual... June 8, 2016 New Music: Anderson .Paak feat. Busta Rhymes... July 12, 2018 Police: Suspect In Queens Nurse’s Death Found... July 27, 2018 Agent: WR V. Jackson ‘very happily retired’ May 18, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.