Queen Nzinga Mbande

Biography

Queen Nzinga Mbande was a 17th-century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms. She was a brilliant diplomat and military strategist who fiercely resisted Portuguese colonial expansion and the slave trade.

Key Achievements

1
Led a four-decade-long resistance against the Portuguese.
2
Forged strategic alliances with other African states and the Dutch.
3
Became a symbol of resistance against colonialism in Africa.

Birth Date

January 1, 1583

Death Date

December 17, 1663