Afonso I of Kongo

Ruler of the Empire of Kongo from 1509 to 1542/43

Mvemba a Nzinga, Nzinga Mbemba, Funsu Nzinga Mvemba or Dom Afonso (c. 1456 – 1542 or 1543), also known as King Afonso I, was the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and ruled in the first half of the 16th century. He reigned over the Kongo Empire from 1509 to late 1542 or 1543. Born into the ruling house of House of Kilukeni, Afonso was the son of Nzinga a Nkuwu (Christianized as João I), king of the Kongo.

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