1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Nzinga&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Njinga Ana de Sousa Mbande&amp;nbsp;(/nəˈzɪŋɡə/;&amp;nbsp;c. 1583&amp;nbsp;– 17 December 1663) was a southwest African&amp;nbsp;paramount ruler&amp;nbsp;who ruled as a queen of the&amp;nbsp;Ambundu&amp;nbsp;Kingdoms of&amp;nbsp;Ndongo&amp;nbsp;(1624–1663) and&amp;nbsp;Matamba&amp;nbsp;(1631–1663), located in present-day&amp;nbsp;northern Angola.[1]&amp;nbsp;Born into&amp;nbsp;the ruling family of Ndongo, her grandfather Ngola Kilombo Kia Kasenda was the king of Ndongo, succeeded by her father. Citation Needed http://citationpod.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40888620/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200841080