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M'banza-Kongo, is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 148,000 in 2014. M'banza Kongo was the capital of the Kingdom of Kongo since its foundation before the arrival of the Portuguese in 1483 until the abolition of the kingdom in 1915, aside from a brief period of abandonment during civil wars in the 17th century. In 2017, M'banza Kongo was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Afonso V of the Congo was a Kinlaza manikongo of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1785 to 1787.
José I Mpasi a Nkanga, or Zuzi, was ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo between 1779 and 1785.
Álvaro XI was ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo (1764–1779) from the Kinlaza house.
Pedro V Ntivila a Nkanga was a ruler of the throne of the Kingdom of Kongo and a member of the Kimpanzu house. He ruled Kongo from 1763 to 1764, after he overthrew Sebastião I, when Pedro refused to relinquish the Kimpanzu claims to the throne. This overthrow resulted in the breakdown of the rotating houses system put in place by Pedro IV. His reign was short-lived, however, and after he was in turn overthrown by Álvaro XI, he was removed from the official records, evidenced by the ascension of the official Pedro V in 1859. It is most likely due to the fact that he claimed the throne at the same time as Álvaro IX, though he kept his claim on the throne even after his removal.
Joaquim I was ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1793 until 1794, possibly after having seized the throne from his predecessor, Aleixo I, though this is unknown. His reign was very short before it passed on to Henrique II who is credited with the reconstruction of the kingdom after the period of turmoil following the death of Alfonso V.
Henrique IV or Tekenge was regent of the Portuguese vassal of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1896 until 1901, when his nephew Pedro VI rose to majority.
Henrique III Mpanzu a Nsindi a Nimi a Lukeni was ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from the Kivuzi branch of the Kinlaza house, who reigned from 1840 until 1857.
Alvaro XIII or Ndongo was king of Kongo from 1857 until 1859. He was a member of the Nkanga branch of the Kimpanzu house.
References
- ↑ History Files: Kingdom of Kongo (http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfrica/AfricaAngola.htm)
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