c. 1280–c. 1337
Biography · Leadership
Queen Nzinga
1583–1663
Angola
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Biography
Nzinga used diplomacy and warfare to defend Ndongo and Matamba against Portuguese expansion and slave raiding.
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c. 1217–c. 1255
c. 1443–1538