Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Belgian Congo became an independent country in 1960, named Republic of the Congo. By 1963, the country was organised into 21 provinces (informally called "provincettes") plus the capital city of Léopoldville, similar to the original 22 districts under colonial rule. In 1966, the 21 "provincettes" were grouped into eight provinces, and the capital city was renamed Kinshasa.
SS Leninsky Komsomol
Republic of the Congo independence was declared on 15 of August, 1960. President Fulbert Youlou became the first President and he was deposed on 15 of August 1963 as a result of inspired by Trade unions due to powerful protests against corruption in the administrative apparatus on the background of deteriorating economic conditions. Brazzaville became the capital of the independent Republic of the Congo in 1960. The one-party political system was taken as per low.