What was the name of the Belgian colony that became independent as the Republic of Congo-Léopoldville in 1960?
Belgian Congo
Ruanda-Urundi
Tangier International Zone
Belgian Guatemala
Answer
The Belgian Congo became independent as the Republic of Congo-Léopoldville in 1960. This was the result of a widespread and increasingly radical pro-independence movement.
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