Manikongo

Mani has Kongo is a title of the political leaders (managing to be more precise or first person in charge S. heard of the people and its wellbeing) among people Kongo, a state whose territory extended on the west from current the Democratic republic from Congo and the Angola. King de Kongo is also called Ntinu (of refuge: that which puts the people in safety) directed the country of their capitals, Mfoa, Loango, etc with the bursting of the kingdom of Kongo dia Loango, 5 provinces are based, from of which -Vungu from which will come -Lukeni, reunificator of the kingdom. It is him which will restore the capital with Mbanza-Kongo. The king was elected by the bambuta (incorrectly translated by “old hand”, but meaning “responsible” for the socioprofessional categories, themselves selected for their competences local, regional, provincial and national). Ntinu dia Kongo appointed the governors of the six provinces of the Empire (Mani=gouverneur). Public finances were managed since Mwanda (capital financial), the administration and the law and order was the responsibility for Ntinu has Kongo, while finances were it by the financial persons in charge and the legislation by Mani Vunda (That which manages the hearts. In other words, the spiritual authorities, whose Nsaku clan was and remains devoted by tradition). The Empire was gradually subjected to the control of the Portuguese tradesmen and their sovereignty on their territories disappeared at the XVIIe century under the influence from the draft négrière, which depopulated and weakens the kingdom.

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Internal bonds

List of Manikongo of Kongo

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