Queen Ana Nzinga Queen Ana Nzinga, also called Nzinga Mbande or Anna de Sousa, was a queen in the 17th century over the kingdom of Ndongo, and later Matamba. Ndongo was close to Luanda, the present day capital of Angola. She inherited power in 1624, after her brother committed suicide . She was known to be a skilled diplomat, and even before she became the sovereign leader herself. Her strengths were negotiating and making allies, skills that were crucial for Ndongo and Matambas’ survival and well
Hailing from the African state of Ndongo and born in 1581 during the start of Luandan disagreement with Portuguese settlers (Toler 265), Queen Nzinga of the African Mbundu tribe stood up for her country and reestablished power over her people. Nzinga came in a time period that needed her. She got her country of Matamba (present day Angola) equal, both economically and socially, to the Portuguese. In order to do this, Nzinga took measures to place herself in the right position to eventually seize