Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Republic of the Congo gains independence from France in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander August 15, 2025 English: Sunrise on the Congo River near Mossaka (Republic of the Congo). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Map of the Republic of the Congo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Map of the Republic of the Congo Español: Mapa de la República del Congo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Fondationmarianiste Today in Afro History ! The Republic of the Congo gains independence from France in 1960 ! was last modified: August 8th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Congresswoman, Maxine Waters ! Former Executive Director of UNCF/Activist, Vernon Jordan Jr. ! Pianist, Oscar Peterson ! Actor, Anthony Anderson ! Actor, Rondell Sheridan ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! U.S. Senator, Carol Mosely Braun ! Actress, Angela Bassett ! Actor, Reginald VelJohnson ! Author/Journalist, Louis Lomax ! Singer, James “JT” Taylor ! You may also like Text support: Big Ben tells Rudolph ‘good... May 11, 2018 Ex-Suns F Dumas gets probation for thefts January 20, 2015 Coach suspended for continuing prayer with teams October 30, 2015 No peaking: Teams seek unfinished products in... April 14, 2018 LeBron: Focused on Game 7, not his... April 28, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Agbani Darengo... November 16, 2025 Festivus creator says he hates Rand Paul December 24, 2015 Travis Pastrana Nails Evel Knievel’s Three Legendary... July 9, 2018 7/20 CBS2 Friday Morning Weather Headlines July 20, 2018 Con Brio reveal Origins behind new song... June 21, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.