Independence Day

June 30, Sunday

Congo achieved independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960 and was immediately confronted by a series of secessionist movements, the assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, and the seizure of power by Mobutu Sese Seko in a 1965 coup d'état.

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Independence Day in other years

2021 June 30, Wednesday
2022 June 30, Thursday
2023 June 30, Friday
2025 June 30, Monday