Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
c. 1583–1663
Angolan queen who resisted Portuguese expansion for decades.
- Known as
- Queen
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- c. 1583, Caculo Cabaça
- Died
- 1663, Matamba
Alive at the same time as Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
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Portrait: Achille Devéria, Public domain.
