Independence of Belgian Congo

Date: June 30, 1960 • Location: Brazzaville, Congo

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1960–1965.

The Belgian Congo gained independence from colonial rule, beginning a period of instability that would lead to the dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu.

The Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. It is today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).