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| 1958 | Lumumba, Patrice mery |  |
| A pro-independence nationalist group that emerges in the colonized Belgian Congo |
| 1960 | Kasa-Vubu, Joseph | |
| A conference between Belgium the Belgian Congo gives Zaire its independence |
| 23rd June Lumumba and the MNC form the first government with Lumumba as Congo's first Prime Minister and Joseph Kasa-Vubu as its President |
| 24th June In accordance with the constitution the new government passes a vote of confidence and is ratified by the Congolese Chamber and Senate |
| 1960 | Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| After the country is granted independence by Belgium and holds its first parliamentary elections chaotic fighting almost immediately breaks out, with the MNC being one of the groups vying for power |
| 27th Jan Brussels conference culminates on January 27th with the declaration of Congolese independence and the establishment of June 30, 1960, as the independence date with national elections from May 11-25, 1960 |
| 31st May it is confirmed that Lumumba and the MNC had won electoral victory and the right to form a government |
| June Katanga Lumumba's rule is marked by political disruption when the province of Katanga declares independence under Mose Tshombe with Belgian support |
| 23rd June Lumumba and the MNC form the first government with Lumumba as Congo's first Prime Minister and Joseph Kasa-Vubu as its President |
| 24th June In accordance with the constitution the new government passes a vote of confidence and is ratified by the Congolese Chamber and Senate |
| 30th June Congolese independence from Belgium is finally gained |
| 1961 | Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| 17th Jan Belgium is later deemed to be in breach of its obligation (under UN Resolution 290 of 1949) to refrain from acts or threats "aimed at impairing the freedom, independence or integrity of another state" |
