The Real Cali Cali

Victoria Falls, Zambia Max Sugarman

Queen Anna Nzinga (d.) (1583-1663) was a 17-th century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba kingdoms, in present-day Angola. She is remembered today for her brilliant military tactics, as well as her diplomacy and political skills.

She was the daughter of the king, and first became an ambassador for her country’s relations with the Portuguese, and later with the Dutch, with whom she established an alliance. Today, a major street in Angola’s capital, Luanda, bears her name.

Sara Forbes Bonetta (1843 – 15 August 1880) was a West African Egbado omoba of Yoruba royalty who was orphaned in inter-tribal warfare, sold into slavery, and in a remarkable twist of events, was liberated from enslavement and became a goddaughter to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She was married to Captain James Pinson Labulo Davies, a wealthy Victorian Lagos philanthropist. (x)

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