Ngola (ruler)
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Ngola was the title for rulers of the Ndongo kingdom which existed from the 14th to the 17th century in what is now Angola
. The full title was "Ngola a Kiluanje", which is often shortened to simply "Ngola", hence the name of the modern country.
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...
. The full title was "Ngola a Kiluanje", which is often shortened to simply "Ngola", hence the name of the modern country.
See also
- Ndongo
- List of Ngolas of Ndongo
- History of AngolaHistory of AngolaAngola is a country in southwestern Africa. Its name derives from the Kimbundu word for king, 'N'gola'. It was first settled by Bushmen hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo. From the 15th century Portuguese colonists...
- Ngola (language)