The Speech at the Ceremony of the Proclamation of the Congo's Independence was a short speech given by Patrice Lumumba on 30 June 1960, the day that Congo-Léopoldville (the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) received independence from Belgium.
The Speech at the Ceremony of the Proclamation of the Congo's Independence was a short political speech given by Patrice Lumumba on 30 June 1960. The speech was given as part of the ceremonies held to mark the independence of Congo-Léopoldville (the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) from Belgium.