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Queen Nzinga was a 17th-century African ruler who fought against Portuguese colonization and slave trade in Angola. Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba was a formidable African ruler who defied Portuguese colonial ambitions through skilled diplomacy, military strategy, and political adaptation during the 17th century. After witnessing her brother's capitulation to Portuguese demands, she ascended to power and immediately demonstrated her political acumen by famously creating her own chair at diplomatic negotiations when denied one. Throughout her decades-long rule, Nzinga alternately formed alliances with the Dutch, incorporated conquered people into her kingdom, and strategically converted to Christianity while maintaining traditional practices. Her resistance against slave-trading Portuguese forces represented one of Africa's most successful anti-colonial struggles, demonstrating exceptional leadership that preserved her people's autonomy during the early modern period's intensifying European expansionism.

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