On this day, 63 years ago, the Democratic Republic of the Congo gained independence from Belgian colonial powers.🇨🇩🇨🇩 Lumumba, the first Congolese Prime Minister, gave the address during the official independence commemorations at the Palais de la Nation in Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa) Via: @djemuh Follow @afropolitainmagazine for more amazing content. #afropolitain #afropolitainmagazine #blackexcellence #africa #congo #drcongo #congoindependence #congolese #independenceday | Afropolit