Queen Nzinga: The Warrior Queen Who Defied Portuguese Colonialism
The Warrior Queen Who Defied Portuguese Colonialism When we think of resistance against colonialism in Africa, names like Shaka Zulu and Menelik II often come to mind. But nearly two centuries before the Scramble for Africa, a woman in what is now Angola led a thirty-year war against Portuguese expansion, outmaneuvered European powers, and became…