The first tube symbol of African independence, "Independance Cha Cha"
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By: Sébastien Jédor Follow
In the RFI cultural event, each day that marks an anniversary of African independence, we tell you the story of a "tube" of the time. On June 30, 1960, 60 years ago, it was the independence of the Congo, which freed itself from Belgium. In this young country which would become Zaire and then the DRC, that day resounded this rumba: "Cha Cha independence".
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