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Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande ( Swahili pronunciation: [n̩ˈʒiŋa] ), Nzhinga ( / nəˈzɪŋɡə /; 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. [1] .
- Ngola Kilombo Kia Kasenda
- Kangela
- Guterres
- 1631–1663
Feb 15, 2023 · Joe Alblas—Netflix. By Laura Zornosa. February 15, 2023 4:53 PM EST. I n 1624, the kingdom of Ndongo in West Central Africa (modern-day Angola) got a new queen: Njinga. Her life as the first ...
…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. Her rival for the throne, Ngola a Hari, was supported by… Read More
Jun 16, 2009 · Public domain image. 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. During the late 16th Century, the French and the English threatened the Portuguese near monopoly on the sources of slaves along the West African coast ...
Nzinga, who reconverted to Christianity before her death at the age of eighty-one, became a sensation in Europe following the 1769 publication of Jean Louis Castilhon’s colorful “biography,” Zingha, Reine d’Angola, in Paris. Citation. Bortolot, Alexander Ives. “Women Leaders in African History: Ana Nzinga, Queen of Ndongo.”
Watch African Queens: Njinga | Netflix Official Site. Executive produced and narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, this docuseries about warrior Queen Njinga of Angola features expert interviews and reenactments. Watch trailers & learn more.
