First Congolese Republic
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The Republic of the Congo or First Congolese Republic, formerly the Belgian Congo and now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was a state in Central Africa that gained independence in 1960 an
1964 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
General elections were held in the Belgian Congo on 22 May 1960, in order to create a government to rule the country following independence as the Republic of the Congo, scheduled for 30 June. The 137
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Gizenga, 1961
Joseph Kasa Vubu at the Belgo Congolese Round Table Conference
Patrice Lumumba, founding member and leader of the MNC