1960
Independence Date Agreed at Brussels
Participates in negotiations that set 30 June 1960 as the date for Congolese independence.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Brussels in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Participates in negotiations that set 30 June 1960 as the date for Congolese independence.
Lumumba joins Congolese delegates negotiating the timetable and framework for independence.
Is released from detention so he can participate in the negotiations on Congolese independence.
Provenance
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