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| 1960 | Conference Brussels Lumumba, Patrice mery |  |
| 27th Jan Brussels 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 |
| 1960 | Constitution Kasa-Vubu, Joseph | |
| 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 | Constitution Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| 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 | Coup d'Etat Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| 24th Sep A Coup d'tat endorsed by the CIA and organized by Colonel Joseph Mobutu removes Lumumba from office |
| 24th Sep Lumumba is placed under informal house arrest at the Prime Minister's residence, UN troops are positioned around the house to protect him |
| 1960 | Coup d'Etat Mobutu, Joseph | |
| 24th Sep A Coup d'tat endorsed by the CIA and organized by Colonel Joseph Mobutu removes Lumumba from office |
| 1960 | Election Kalonji, Albert | |
| Internal splits in the MNC occur between left-leaning (the United States believed him to get aid from the Soviet Union and being its puppet) future Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and a number of MNC members led by Albert Kalonji |
| 1960 | Election 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 |
| Internal splits in the MNC occur between left-leaning (the United States believed him to get aid from the Soviet Union and being its puppet) future Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and a number of MNC members led by Albert Kalonji |
| Jan Despite Lumumba's imprisonment at the time, the MNC win a convincing majority in the local elections in the Congo |
| 31st May it is confirmed that Lumumba and the MNC had won electoral victory and the right to form a Government |
| 1960 | Independence Kasa-Vubu, Joseph | |
| A conference between Belgium the Belgian Congo gives Zaire its independence |
| 1960 | Independence 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 ruleis marked by political disruption when the province of Katanga declares independence under Mose Tshombe with Belgian support |
| 1960 | Independence Kasa-Vubu, Joseph | |
| 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 |
| 1960 | Independence Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| 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 |
| 1960 | Independence Kasa-Vubu, Joseph | |
| 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 | Independence Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| 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 |
| 1960 | Minister of Defense Mobutu, Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga | |
| Appointed Secretary of the State for Defense |
| 1960 | Mouvement National Congolais Kalonji, Albert | |
| A number of MNC members led by Albert Kalonji break off the form their own more moderate branch of the MNC known as the Mouvement National Congolais-Kalonji, believing Lumbumba and his followers to be too leftist |
| Internal splits in the MNC occur between left-leaning (the United States believed him to get aid from the Soviet Union and being its puppet) future Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and a number of MNC members led by Albert Kalonji |
| 1960 | Mouvement National Congolais Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| Internal splits in the MNC occur between left-leaning (the United States believed him to get aid from the Soviet Union and being its puppet) future Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and a number of MNC members led by Albert Kalonji |
| 1960 | President Tshombe, Moise-Kapenda | |
| Appointed President of Katanga province & declares its independence |
| 1960 | President Kasa-Vubu, Joseph | |
| 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 |
| 1960 | Prime Minister Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| Raises opposition by attempting to prevent Katanga's attempt to secede |
| 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 |
| 1960 | Prime Minister Kasa-Vubu, Joseph | |
| Sep Prime Minister Lumumba is dismissed from Government by President Joseph Kasa-Vubu, an act of dubious legality |
| 1960 | Prime Minister Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| Sep Prime Minister Lumumba is dismissed from Government by President Joseph Kasa-Vubu, an act of dubious legality |
| 1960 | Rule of Katanga Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| June Katanga Lumumba's ruleis marked by political disruption when the province of Katanga declares independence under Mose Tshombe with Belgian support |
| 1960 | Trial Lumumba, Patrice mery | |
| 18th Jan Not coincidentally, the trial's start date is also the first day of a round-table conference in Brussels to finalize the future of the Congo |
