Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita Nsimba

Date of Birth: Circa 1684

Country: Kingdom of Kongo (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola, and parts of Gabon)

Colonisers Fought Against: Portugal

Lead Group: Antonian Movement

War/Rebellion: Part of the broader resistance against Portuguese colonial rule and influence

Years of War/Rebellion: 1704-1706

Punishment Given: Captured, tried for heresy and witchcraft, and sentenced to death.

Nature of Death: Executed by burning at the stake

Date of Death: July 2, 1706

Heroic Significance: Kimpa Vita was a significant figure in the Kingdom of Kongo who led a religious and political movement aimed at unifying the Kongo people and resisting Portuguese colonial influence. Her movement, known as Antonianism, sought to restore the Kingdom of Kongo to its former glory and promote a syncretic form of Christianity. Her message of unity and defiance resonated deeply with the Kongolese people. Despite her execution, her movement continued to influence the region and inspire future resistance against colonial powers [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13].

Citations: [1] https://dacb.org/stories/congo/kimpa-vita/ [2] https://www.kimpavitapress.no/kimpa-vita/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimpa_Vita [4] https://headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/beatriz-kimpa-vita-african-prophet/ [5] https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/10/04/kimpa-vita-kingdom-kongo-embodiment-resistance [6] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dona-beatriz-kimpa-vita-feminine-christ-angola-kongo-xviii-cruz [7] https://daily.jstor.org/did-kongolese-catholicism-lead-to-slave-revolutions/ [8] https://dacb.org/stories/congo/kimpa2-vita/ [9] https://www.dw.com/en/kimpa-vita-the-unity-prophet/a-53546026 [10] https://www.cdamm.org/articles/kimpa-vita [11] https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pwmn_4/hd_pwmn_4.htm [12] https://dacb.org/stories/congo/kimpa3-vita/ [13] https://www.ellipticalnews.com.ng/2024/05/history-tragic-and-harrowing-story-of.html?m=1

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