Queen Nzingha (1582–1663)

Angolan woman who became ruler after the death of her brother in 1624.

She gave many positions of leadership in her government to other women.

When she led her troops in battle she dressed as a man. She maintained a powerful resistance against a Portuguese conquest of her country, it being only after her death that the Portuguese slave trade expanded.

Black People Who Changed the World

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