21 h 44 min, 30 juin 1960 ans - INDEPENDENCE
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The Republic of the Congo gains independence from Belgium. Patrice Lumumba, leader of the Congolese National Movement (the country's first nation-wide party), wins the first national election. He is deposed within months by army leader Joseph Désiré Mobutu and killed by secessionists on Jan. 16 of the following year.
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Colonization of the Congo
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