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 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Chris Brown... May 5, 2026 Khalid Tells Croons His Way to a... April 20, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Activist Steve... August 18, 2025 Another Sachem High School Student Dies At... July 17, 2018 Boyz II Men, Keith Sweat, Xscap3, Jodeci... July 12, 2018 Janet Jackson Praises Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole,... May 17, 2018 The beat will go on for the... May 9, 2018 Snoop Dogg ignites Fourth of July July 15, 2018 NYPD Releases New Video Of Man Wanted... March 5, 2021 Charlie Sheen makes a cheeky comeback in... July 6, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.