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C. 1460–1543 King of the Kongo kingdom, the first Kongo king to embrace Catholicism and European trade relations.
Born Nzinga Mbemba, Afonso I ascended the throne in 1506 after the ...
From: Afonso I in Encyclopedia of Africa »
Subjects: African Studies.
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