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 What Would Shirju Do? June 21, 2018 June 21, 2018 Happy Birthday to Janet Jackson ! May 16, 2025 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Aaron Neville... January 24, 2025 Trader Joe’s suspected gunman in custody after... July 22, 2018 Targeted Curry calls for more discipline on... May 17, 2018 Charlie Puth on fame, Boyz II Men,... May 8, 2018 James passes MJ for most 30-point playoff... June 7, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Jazz Trumpeter/Band... January 6, 2025 Jazz’s Mitchell taking analysis of Kobe to... May 2, 2018 Sources: Falcons not giving Jones new deal July 19, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.