Claim: The Democratic Republic of Congo was a Belgian colony until 1960.
Evidence: The Belgian Congo achieved independence on 30 June 1960 under the name Republic of the Congo -LRB- Léopoldville -RRB-.
The Belgian Congo -LRB- Congo Belge , Belgisch-Congo -RRB- was a Belgian colony in Central Africa between 1908 and 1960 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo -LRB- DRC -RRB-.