African Descent Archives - Page 37 of 54

Eleni

Eleni, also known as Queen of Zeila, was Empress of Ethiopia from 1434-1468, and later queen regent.

Millie McKoy

Conjoined twin who, with her sister, performed song and dance around the world as “The Two-Headed Nightingale”

Verónica I of Matamba

Queen Verónica of Matamba, which was situated in modern day Angola, reigned from 1681 after the death of her brother Ngola Kanini.

Leonor Nzinga a Nzala

Nzinga a Nlaza was the principal wife (ne mbanda) of Nzinga a Nkuwu, ntotila ntinu nékongo and Ngangula a Kongo in the late fifteenth/early sixteenth century.

Ana II of Matamba

Ruling until 1756, Ana was regnant of Matamba and neighbouring kingdom Ndongo.

Catherine Johnson

British author and screenwriter.

Christine McKoy

Conjoined twin who, with her sister, performed song and dance around the world as “The Two-Headed Nightingale”

Zewditu

Ethiopian empress of the 1910s and 1920s

Njinga, born c. 1582 to the royal family of Ndongo, was trained in both as a diplomat and in warfare during her adolescence. These skills came into practice many times during her reign as she resisted Portuguese colonial expansion into her kingdoms.