Baixa de Cassanje is a kingdom in Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

. Kambamba Kulaxingo

Kambamba Kulaxingo

Kambamba Kulaxingo , also known as Kambamjiji Kulaxingu, was the King of Baixa de Cassanje until his death in 2006....

 was its king until his death in 2006.

History

The region of Baixa de Cassanje, in the district of Malanje

Malanje

Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola with a population of approximately 222,000. Nearby is the spectacular Calandula waterfalls, 85 km from the city. These falls are 105 metres high and their great width makes them the main tourist attraction in the region. It is a...

, Portuguese Angola, before independence in 1975, was an important cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

 producing area. The January 4, 1961 Baixa de Cassanje revolt

Baixa de Cassanje revolt

The Baixa de Cassanje revolt is considered the first battle of the Angolan War of Independence and the Portuguese Colonial War. The uprising began on February 3, 1961 in the region of Baixa do Cassanje, district of Malanje, Portuguese Angola...

 is considered a trigger for the Angolan War of Independence

Angolan War of Independence

The Angolan War of Independence began as an uprising against forced cotton cultivation, and became a multi-faction struggle for control of Portugal's Overseas Province of Angola with three nationalist movements and a separatist movement...

 (1961-1974), which however was being prepared by several pro-independence guerrillas in neighbouring African countries under support of world powers such as the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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 and the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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