Portuguese Angola was a colony gifted by the Kingdom of Kongo in 1575. Seven years earlier, the Jagas had rolled into the kingdom with invasion on their mind. The Portuguese teamed with the Kingdom of Kongo and were able to repel them. By the early 17th century, that mostly peaceful existence was fraying. As with other […]

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