Congo- The Free State

This article talks about the colonization of the Congo and the eventual independence from the country of Belgium.  The Congo was made a private colony by King Leopold II of Belgium.  After Leopold died the Congo was given to the country of Belgium but the Congo people wanted their own country.  Finally after lots of political unrest the Congo gained it's freedom on June 30, 1960.

http://www.yale.edu/gsp/colonial/belgian_congo/

The first photo is of the Democratic of the Congo's flag.  The second photo is where the Congo is on a world map.