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 CBS2 Exclusive: L.I. Teen’s Family Sues After... May 26, 2015 New Artist Spotlight: Muza and David Schoenwetter... June 5, 2018 How Fuse TV and FM will celebrate... July 2, 2018 Concerts announced for Senior PGA April 12, 2018 BoB Drops Final Album 'Naga' July 5, 2018 New Yorker investigation alleges sexual misconduct by... July 28, 2018 What makes funk, funk? – New Orleans... June 29, 2018 NFL Power Rankings: Biggest risers, fallers after... May 3, 2018 Mavericks move up for Doncic; Young to... June 22, 2018 7/19 CBS2 Sunday Morning Weather July 19, 2015 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.