May 1960
Parliamentary Elections
Lumumba's political alliance emerges as the largest grouping in the national elections.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Congo in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Lumumba's political alliance emerges as the largest grouping in the national elections.
Tshombe's political alliance wins the largest bloc in national parliamentary elections.
Voters select National Assembly members from a single ruling-party list.
Voters approve a new constitution establishing elected institutions and decentralised provinces.
Finishes second in the first presidential round and qualifies for the October runoff.
Finishes first in the initial presidential ballot and advances to a runoff against Jean-Pierre Bemba.
Wins the second presidential round against Jean-Pierre Bemba and secures an elected mandate under the new constitution.
Kabila wins a disputed single-round presidential election.
Oversees the national election that begins the transition away from his eighteen-year presidency.
Wins a second presidential term in the national election held amid opposition challenges and logistical problems.
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