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Which kingdom's Queen Nzinga resisted Portuguese colonization?

  • Ndongo and Matamba
  • Kongo
  • Dahomey

The answer is Ndongo and Matamba. Ndongo-Matamba, in modern Angola.

Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

Nzinga or Njinga Ana de Sousa Mbande was a southwest African paramount ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. Born into the ruling family of Ndongo, her grandfather Ngola Kilombo Kia Kasenda was the king of Ndongo, succeeded by her father.

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