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Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande (Swahili pronunciation: [n̩ˈʒiŋa]), Nzhinga (/ n ə ˈ z ɪ ŋ ɡ ə /; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola.
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Mar 26, 2020 · Queen Anna Nzinga, also known as Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande, was a queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms (occupying what is today the country of Angola in the southern part of Africa) who lived during the 16th and 17th centuries AD.
Jun 16, 2009 · Queen Nzinga (Nzinga Mbande), the monarch of the Mbundu people, was a resilient leader who fought against the Portuguese and their expanding slave trade in Central Africa.
May 15, 2023 · Queen Nzinga Mbande was a 17th-century African ruler of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundo people, in present-day northern Angola. She is known for her diplomatic and military strategies in defending her kingdoms against Portuguese colonisers and the slave trade, successfully transforming them into a commercial state to rival ...
Dec 10, 2020 · Anna Nzinga (Njinga Mbandi), a warrior queen in what is Angola today, led a resistance campaign against the Portuguese and trading of enslaved people.
Jan 4, 2023 · Who Was Queen Nzinga, The Fearless Ruler Of Ndongo And Matamba? By Abby Norman | Edited By John Kuroski. Published January 4, 2023. Updated February 7, 2023. Between 1624 and her death in 1663, Queen Ana Nzinga ruled over the Ndongo and Matamba kingdoms while fending off European colonial forces.
May 25, 2024 · In the annals of African history, few figures loom as large as Queen Nzinga Mbande. Born in 1583 in the kingdom of Ndongo, located in present-day Angola, Nzinga would go on to become one of the most formidable and influential leaders of her time.
May 1, 2024 · Queen Nzinga Mbande stands as one of the most extraordinary monarchs in African history, renowned for her intelligence, political and diplomatic wisdom, and unmatched bravery in the face of the Portuguese colonial onslaught in the 17th century.
One leader who proved to be adept at overcoming these difficulties was the queen of Ndongo, Ana Nzinga. In 1624, Ana Nzinga inherited rule of Ndongo, a state to the east of Luanda populated primarily by Mbundu peoples.
In Ndongo. …peace agreement through his sister, Njinga Mbande (Njinga also spelled Nzinga, Jinga, or Ginga; also known by her Christian name, Ana de Sousa). After Ngola Mbande’s death in 1624, Njinga took power in Ndongo—first as regent, then as queen.
