Afonso II of Kongo and Nkondo

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Afonso II of Kongo and Nkondo was a ruler of the kingdom of Kongo in the period following the Kongo Civil War. He was a member of the House of Kimpanzu and may have been supported in his claim for the throne by partisans in Soyo. He took the throne in November of 1665 in the first of a series of power grabs for the throne of the kingdom.

[edit] Overthrow and Exile

The House of Kinlaza, which had held the throne of Kongo for the last three decades, acted swiftly to remove their rivals from power. King Afonso II was deposed only a month into his term in December of 1665. In place of Afonso II, the Kinlaza put Alvaro VII in power. The deposed king was forced to flee into the mountains of Nkondo where he ruled in opposition to the Kinlaza partisans in Kongo. He ruled Nkondo until his death in 1669.

[edit] See also

• List of Manikongo of Kongo
• Kingdom of Kongo
• House of Kimpanzu
• House of Kinlaza

v • d • e Rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo Early Awenekongo (1390-1567) Lukeni lua Nimi  · Nanga of Kongo  · Nlaza of Kongo  · Nkuwu a Ntinu of Kongo  · João I of Kongo  · Afonso I of Kongo  · Pedro I of Kongo  · Diogo I Nkumbi a Mpudi  · Afonso II of Kongo  · Bernardo I of Kongo  · Henrique I of Kongo Awenekongo of the Kwilu kanda (1567-1622) Álvaro I of Kongo  · Álvaro II of Kongo  · Bernardo II of Kongo  · Álvaro III of Kongo Awenekongo of the Nkanga a Mvika kanda (1622-1626) Pedro II of Kongo  · Garcia I of Kongo Mwenekongo of the Kwilu kanda (1626-1636) Ambrósio I of Kongo  · Álvaro IV of Kongo Awenekongo of the Kimpanzu kanda (1636) Álvaro V of Kongo Awenekongo of the Kinlaza kanda (1636-1665) Álvaro VI of Kongo  · Garcia II of Kongo  · António I of Kongo Civil War Awenekongo (1665-1678) Afonso II of Kongo and Nkondo  · Álvaro VII of Kongo  · Álvaro VIII of Kongo  · Pedro III of Kongo  · Álvaro IX of Kongo  · Rafael I of Kongo  · Afonso III of Kongo Post-Civil War states Kibangu (1669-1709): Garcia III of Kibangu  · André I of Kibangu  · Manuel Afonso of Kibangu  · Álvaro X of Kibangu  · Pedro IV of Kongo Lemba(1669-1716): Pedro III of Kongo  · João II of Lemba Mbamba Lovata (1678-1715): Manuel of Lovata Awenekongo after the recapture of São Salvador (1709-1891) Pedro IV of Kongo  · Manuel II of Kongo  · Garcia IV of Kongo  · Manuel II of Kongo  · Garcia IV of Kongo  · Nicolau I of Kongo  · Afonso IV of Kongo  · António II of Kongo  · Sebastião I of Kongo  · Pedro V of Kongo  · Álvaro XI of Kongo  · José I of Kongo  · Afonso V of Kongo  · Álvaro XII of Kongo  · Alexio I of Kongo  · Joaquim I of Kongo  · Henrique I of Kongo  · Garcia V of Kongo  · André II of Kongo  · Henrique II of Kongo  · Álvaro XII of Kongo  · Pedro VI of Kongo Awenekongo after 1881 vassalage treaty with Portugal (1891-1914) Álvaro XIV of Kongo  · Henrique III of Kongo  · Pedro VII of Kongo  · Manuel Nkomba of Kongo  · Manuel III of Kongo