23h 55min, jun 29, 1960 y - The Democratic Republic of the Congo Gains Independence
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Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected prime minister of Congo. Lumumba played an important role for his country to be granted independence from Belgium.
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23h 55min, jun 29, 1960 y
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~ 65 years ago
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