Queen Nzinga (Nzinga Mbande)

Queen Nzinga (Nzinga Mbande)

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.

She fought for the freedom and recognition of her kingdoms against the Portuguese.
Her ruling prowess, successfully transformed her Kingdom into a commercial state to rival Portuguese colonies.

Despite repeated attempts by the Portuguese and their allies to capture or kill Queen Nzinga, she died peacefully in her eighties on December 17, 1663.