July 2011
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Legendary status.
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Following a series of riots and unrest, the Belgians realised they could not maintain control of such a vast country. The Congo was granted its independence on June 30, 1960, adopting the name “Republic of the Congo” (République du Congo).
Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese independence…