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Ganga Zumba

King of Quilombo dos Palmares

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  • Momentum1.5
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Lived 1630–1678, aged 48Portugal
PortugalPortugal
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  • Era
    1630–1678
    Aged 48
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Updated 2026-08-09

Nganga Nzumba was the first leader of the massive runaway slave settlement of Quilombo dos Palmares, or Angola Janga, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil. Zumba was enslaved and escaped bondage on a sugar plantation and eventually rose to the position of highest authority within the kingdom of Palmares, and the corresponding title of Ganga Zumba.

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Momentum1.5
Historical10.6
Source confidence60.0
Completeness50.0
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