PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence30 June 1960 (from Belgium)CIA World Factbook
- 1962Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1976Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1979First UNESCO World Heritage siteVirunga National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
- 1986Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1996Most recent World Heritage inscriptionOkapi Wildlife ReserveUNESCO World Heritage
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2023Most recent legislative election2023-12-20IPU Parline
