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    Manikongo (also called Awenekongo or Mwenekongo) was the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, a kingdom that existed from the 14th to the 19th...
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  • VII, Manikongo (1665–1666) Álvaro VIII, Manikongo (1666–1669) Pedro III, Manikongo (1669) Álvaro IX, Manikongo (1669–1670) Rafael I, Manikongo (1670–1673)...
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    invaded Kongo, laying waste to the kingdom and forcing the manikongo into exile. In 1574, Manikongo Álvaro I was reinstated with the help of Portuguese mercenaries...
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    is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo known commonly as the Manikongos (KiKongo: Mwenekongo). Mwene (plural: Awene) in Kikongo meant a person...
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    João I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
    Nzinga-a-Nkuwu João I (né Nzinga-a-Nkuwu) was the 5th ManiKongo of the Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo-dia-Ntotila) between 1470 and 1509. He voluntarily...
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  • Manikongo (1709–1718) Manuel II, Manikongo (1718–1743) Garcia IV, Manikongo (1743–1752) Manuel II, Manikongo (1752–post-1758) Nicolau I, Manikongo (mid-18th...
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  • dynasty João I, Manikongo (1470–1509) Afonso I, Manikongo (1509–c.1542) Pedro I, Manikongo (c.1543–1545) Diogo I Nkumbi a Mpudi, Manikongo (1545–1561) Afonso...
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    Afonso I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
    military expansion of the kingdom. Born Mvemba a Nzinga, he was the son of Manikongo (Mwene Kongo) (king) Nzinga a Nkuwu, the fifth king of the Kongo dynasty...
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    Ngudi, Mongo wa Kaila and Kongo dia Ngunga ) was founded by the first manikongo, Lukeni, at a junction of major trade routes.: 202  The Kingdom of Kongo...
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    mid-15th century, making contact with the Manikongo, the powerful King of the Bakongo tribe. The Manikongo controlled much of the region through affiliation...
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  • (complete list) – Nanga, Manikongo (1410s) Nlaza, Manikongo (1430s) Nkuwu a Ntinu, Manikongo (1450s–1470) João I, Manikongo (1470–1509) Cameroon Kingdom...
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  • Loje River in the south. The kingdom was headed by a king known as the Manikongo, who exercised his authority over the six provinces that constituted the...
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    King João I, Manikongo of the Kingdom of Kongo...
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    returned to Kongo in 1485 and Kala ka Mfusu led a royal mission from Kongo's manikongo, Nzinga a Nkuwu to Portugal. Following their arrival in late 1486 the...
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    Álvaro I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
    Álvaro I Nimi a Lukeni lua Mvemba was a Manikongo (Mwene Kongo), or king of Kongo, from 1568 to 1587, and the founder of the Kwilu dynasty. Álvaro's father...
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    Pedro I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
    Pedro I Nkanga a Mvemba was manikongo of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1543 until being deposed in 1545. Pedro I was the son of King Afonso I and became his...
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    Aro Confederacy and the Imbangala war bands. In letters written by the Manikongo, Nzinga Mbemba Afonso, to the King João III of Portugal, he writes that...
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    Bernardo I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
    Bernardo I of Kongo (died 1567) was a 16th-century manikongo (ruler) of the Kingdom of Kongo, a region encompassing areas in 21st-century Angola and the...
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    the south. The kingdom consisted of several core provinces ruled by the Manikongo, the Portuguese version of the Kongo title Mwene Kongo, meaning "lord...
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    portal List of crossings of the Congo River 2021 Congo River disaster Manikongo was properly the title of the kings of Kongo; their capital was at the...
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  • André II of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
    1798–1842) was the king of Kongo 1830-1842. He was the first child of the Manikongo Garcia V Nkanga Mvemba. Eventually André was overthrown by Henrique III...
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  • 1665-75) was a Kongo princess who was the daughter of an unidentified Manikongo. According to the tradition, she was the mother of Ganga Zumba and the...
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  • Matamba) Kingdom of Ndongo (List of Ngolas) Kingdom of Kongo (List of Manikongo) Imbangala Kasanje Kingdom Lunda Empire (List of rulers of the Lunda Empire)...
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    community was united with its capital at M'banza-Kongo, under the king title, Manikongo. Other significant states and peoples included the Kuba Kingdom, producers...
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    Garcia I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
    Garcia I Mvemba a Nkanga was a manikongo of Kongo who ruled from April 27, 1624 to March 7, 1626. Garcia I was the son of King Pedro II. He was the second...
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  • Angola Kingdom of Kongo: Kilukeni (complete list) – Lukeni lua Nimi, Manikongo (1390s) Cameroon Kingdom of Bamum (complete list) – Nchare Yen, Mfon (1394–1418)...
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    Pedro II of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
    the provincial government of Manikongo Álvaro III Nimi a Mpanzu as Marquis of Wembo and later as Duke of Mbamba. Manikongo Álvaro III had no heir apparent...
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  • taken as slaves in earlier campaigns. As a result of the conflict, the manikongo Pedro II sought an alliance with the Dutch Empire to drive the Portuguese...
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  • Matamba) Kingdom of Ndongo (List of Ngolas) Kingdom of Kongo (List of Manikongo) Imbangala Kasanje Kingdom Lunda Empire (List of rulers of the Lunda Empire)...
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  • Matamba) Kingdom of Ndongo (List of Ngolas) Kingdom of Kongo (List of Manikongo) Imbangala Kasanje Kingdom Lunda Empire (List of rulers of the Lunda Empire)...
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