# Canonical recap data for 1960 Congo Crisis & Independence (1960)
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slug: congo-independence-crisis
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1960/congo-independence-crisis"
title: 1960 Congo Crisis & Independence
subtitle: Belgian Congo's chaotic independence and immediate civil war, compounded by Cold War interference, set the template for post-colonial African instability.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1960-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1960
decade: 1960
country:
name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
slug: congo
summaryShort: Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of a dependent territory or colony. The commemoration of the independence day of a cou
summaryLong: Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of a dependent territory or colony. The commemoration of the independence day of a country or nation celebrates when a country is free from all forms of colonialism; free to build a country or nation without any interference from other nations.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Senate1917.jpg/1280px-Senate1917.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Finnish Heritage Agency · via Wikipedia
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence"
  title: Independence
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- revolution
metaDescription: Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually so
wikidataQid: Q37055
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260701095723/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-01
  label: Independence
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence"
