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 Falcons ready to go deep again with... July 27, 2018 Why it is as important as ever... July 19, 2018 4-Day Heat Wave Starts Today For Most... July 23, 2018 More Drama At Trump Walk Of Fame... July 28, 2018 Five-Year-Old Fighting War On Trash In The... July 9, 2018 Jacksonville rapper doesn't know who shot him,... June 12, 2018 'Empire' Goggles Aren't Needed To Enjoy Jussie... April 6, 2018 Pelicans show up for Game 2, but... May 2, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Kurt Lidell... December 8, 2025 Jagatsinghpur R&B Asst Engineer in Vigilance net April 25, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.