Hidden Figures: Queen Anna Nzinga #BlackHERstoryMonth 3/28 (Patreon)

Hidden Figures: Queen Anna Nzinga #BlackHERstoryMonth 3/28

Queen Anna Nzinga (c. 1583 – December 17, 1663), also known as Njinga Mbande or Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande, was a 17th-century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in Angola. Queen Nzinga is best remembered for her resistance against the Portuguese, and setting her people free from slavery. She came to power as an ambassador after demonstrating an ability to tactfully defuse foreign crises, as she regained control of the Portuguese fortress of Ambaca. Today she is remembered in Angola for her political and diplomatic acumen, as well as her brilliant military tactics. A major street in Luanda is named after her, and a statue of her was placed in Kinaxixi on a square in 2002, dedicated by President Santos to celebrate the 27th anniversary of independence. Unlike many other rulers at the time, Nzinga was able to adapt to changing circumstances and fluctuations in power around her. By her own determination and refusal to give in to the Portuguese without a fight, she transformed her kingdom into a formidable commercial state on equal footing with the Portuguese colonies. By the time of Nzinga’s death in 1661 at the age of 81, Matamba was on equal footing with the Portuguese colony. The Portuguese came to respect Queen Nzinga for her shrewdness and intransigence. With Nzinga’s rule, Matamba became a powerful kingdom that long resisted Portuguese colonisation attempts and was only integrated into Angola in the late nineteenth century. #QueenAnnaNzinga #HiddenFigures ****************** Merchandise! MAKE SURE U GETTA SHIRT!! https://www.teepublic.com/user/sssseren Follow me on social media! Twitter: @seren_sensei Instagram: @sensei_aishitemasu Personal Tumblr: http://sensei-aishitemasu.tumblr.com Tumblr for my work: https://sssseren.tumblr.com Snapchat: sssseren GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/tc5wh7q Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seren_sensei ****************** Did you know I wrote a book? ☺️ 'So, About That... A Year of Contemporary Essays on Race and Pop Culture' Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/About-That-Contemporary-Essays-Culture-ebook/dp/B013V0CHK6 Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013V0CHK6 Digital download (e-book): https://gumroad.com/l/IkUa ****************** Links: 'Portuguese Slave Traders Were No Match for Angolan Queen Nzinga Mbandi:' https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/portuguese-slave-traders-were-no-match-for-angolan-queen-nzinga-mbandi 'Queen Nzinga - A Ruler who Set her People Free:' http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/queen-nzinga-ruler-who-set-her-people-free-006235 'Ana Nzinga Mbande, Fearless African Queen:' http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/anna-nzinga-mbande-fearless-africa-queen/ Queen Nzinga (1583-1663): http://www.blackpast.org/gah/queen-nzinga-1583-1663 NZINGA - WARRIOR QUEEN: http://just-festival.org/calendar-just-festival-2014/2014/8/1/nzinga-warrior-queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matamba