Today, she is revered in angola as a heroine and honored in folk religions. Queen nzinga, set in the 17th century, tells the true story of the african warrior queen of congo angola who fought a 40 year war against slavery. She was ruling the ndongo and matamba kingdoms what is known today as our country, angola. To see the full article in portuguese, click on the following link.
On this website you can discover the book and the woman whose life it charts, find out how njinga s legacy continues today and learn more about its author, professor linda heywood. One of historys most multifaceted rulers but little known in the west, queen njinga rivaled elizabeth i and catherine the great in political cunning and military prowess. Today, i will be talking about another great queen of africa. Linda heywood gives us a different njingaone brimming with all the qualities that made her the stuff of legend but also full of all the interests and inclinations that made her human. Queen nzinga is best remembered for her resistance against the portuguese, and setting her people free from slavery. Njinga, queen of angola 20 in 17th century angola, njinga watches the murder of her son by portuguese colonialists and leads the fight for liberation. Njinga ruled 17th century ndongo now angola as king because tribal custom forbade her to rule as a woman.
Born into the ruling family of ndongo, nzinga demonstrated an aptitude for defusing political crises in her capacity as ambassador to the portuguese, and later assumed power over the kingdoms after the death of her brother. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Heywood though largely unknown in the western world, the seventeenthcentury african queen njinga was one of the most multifaceted rulers in history, a woman who rivaled elizabeth i and catherine the great in political cunning and military prowess. Queen nzingha 15831663 was a 17th century queen of the ndongo and matamba. Njinga, the queen of angola njinga was a powerful and important woman for the identity of angola. Linda heywood offers the first fulllength study in english of queen njingas long life and political influence, revealing how this cleopatra of central. May 22, 2015 see more of rbg communiversity on facebook. African warrior queen and millions of other books are available for instant access. Statue of njinga mbandi, luanda, republic of angola. Pdf the figure of queen nzinga mbandi continues to be appreciated in fictional andor historical narratives as a myth of. Jan 23, 2014 semba comunicacao premiered in luanda, in november 20, the movie njinga queen of angola. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by portuguese colonizers, njinga will.
On this website you can discover the book and the woman whose life it charts, find out how njingas legacy continues today and learn more about its author, professor linda heywood. With her military and diplomatic nous, she fended off the portuguese merchants and soldiers intent on capturing. The subsequent times were marked by the decline of mbandis. Queen njinga ruled over what is now angola between 1624 and 1663.
Go to ndongo and you will be free and safe from harm. With lesliana pereira, ana santos, erica chissapa, silvio nascimento. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A digital version available for download can be found on the unesco website. Queen njinga of angola has long been among the many heroes whom black diasporians have used to construct a pantheon and a usable past. One of historys most multifaceted rulers but little known in the west, queen njinga rivaled elizabeth i and catherine the. Aug 05, 2015 queen nzinga, set in the 17th century, tells the true story of the african warrior queen of congo angola who fought a 40 year war against slavery. This was an excellent film that showed the bravery, perseverance and determination of queen nzinga who fought a long battle to gain the throne and to then lead her people in a fierce battle against. Mar 11, 2019 in the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of angola. After watching the murder of her son, njinga leads the fight for liberation. Statue of queen nzinga in luanda, angola on the kinaxixi square.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nzinga, queen of angola near you. In the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of angola. Njinga of angola seamlessly knits together the complete set of sources on the queen, which include missionary accounts, letters, colonial records, previous histories of angola and dutch west india company recordsheywood has cleared away the noise of the mostly fantastical accounts and assembled as straight a biography as is possible. Njinga ngola kilombo kia kasenda 15751592, 8 th king of ndongo mother. Queen nzinga, set in the 17th century, tells the true story of the african warrior queen of congoangola who fought a 40 year war against slavery. Well, the great queen nzingha was born in angola at the end of.
Though largely unknown in the western world, the seventeenthcentury african queen njinga was one of the most multifaceted rulers in history, a woman who rivaled elizabeth i and catherine the great in political cunning and military prowess. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Queen nzingha 15831663 was a 17thcentury queen of the ndongo and matamba kingdoms of the mbundu people in what is known as angola today. Flowing freely between time periods, the play traces the diaspora of njingas people to brazil and the united states. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Nov 15, 2017 njinga, the queen of angola njinga was a powerful and important woman for the identity of angola. She achieved many significant things during her reign, was a skilled diplomat and negotiator, known to heads of state and the catholic church in europe. The fact that njinga of angola has become a heroine of freedom in angola helps us to demonstrate the poisonous way in which the desire to oppose european imperialism leads people to talk up the importance of those whose behavior is far, far more wicked and evil than that of the imperialists they consider beneath contempt. Kengela ka nkombe one of two wives of ngola kasenda. Obviously, at the heart of this web and network was queen king nzingas demonstration of courage, and above all, extraordinary intelligence, in the face of a portuguese colonization of angola and the atlantic slave trade. Africas warrior queen is the first scholarly biography of this important 17th century ruler.
The film stars lesliana pereira as queen njinga mbandi, fighting to liberate angola. May 01, 2020 the movie online wit full cast and crew. End up being happy, you can reach tons of content members. Statue of queen nzinga in luanda, angola on the kinaxixi square in an 1657 speech, queen nzinga reportedly stated to her army that an alliance with the imbangala was then a necessary evil in the military war against the portuguese.