Luanda - The King of Bailundo (located in the central region of Angola), Tchongolola Tchongonga "Ekukui VI", pays since October 20 a visit to Brazil aimed at strengthening historical ties between the two peoples.
The King, who is in the South America country for the first time, received a festive welcome at Brazil's Tricolor Independent Samba School as part of his trip's agenda.
Speaking to a local television channel, Ekuikui VI said he would like to see the place where the first Angolan slaves landed in Brazil, underlining the importance of his trip to Brazil, as it will promote unification between the two peoples.
Isidro Sanene, director of the Cultural Center Casa de Angola no Brasil, which is promoting the king's visit, said there is a concrete and real Africa that needs to be connected with Brazil.
While in Brazil, the king of Bailundo will launch his first bibliographical work entitled "A hegemonia dos Ovimbundu no reino do Mbalundu" (The hegemony of the Ovimbundu in the kingdom of Mbalundu), which portrays the linguistic ethnicity of this kingdom in Angola.
History of the Kingdom of Bailundo
With a court made up of 37 members, the Kingdom of Bailundo emerged during the reign of Ekuikui II, who ruled from 1876 to 1890. But it was King Katyavala I who founded it, coming from the lands of Cuanza Sul with his family, when he lived in the surroundings of Halavala mountains.
Before the 17th century, the kingdom remained free of any colonial rule. However in 1770/71 Portugal settled in the Kingdom of Bailundo with the presence of a judge. In 1885, the Portuguese colony was already represented in the kingdom with a captain-major.
King Ekuikui II was an excellent diplomat. He avoided war and encouraged the population to practice agriculture, and during his reign Bailundo did not face any major wars. After his death, major wars broke out, culminating in the subjugation of the town and the entire Central Plateau region in 1902.
Bailundo kingdom had many others kings namely:Jahulo I, Samandalu, Tchingui I, Tchingui II, Ekuikui I, Numa I, Hundungulo I, Tchissende I, Jungulo, Ngundji, Tchivukuvuku Tchama Tchongonga, Utondossi, Bonji, Bongue, Tchissende II, Vassovava, Katiavala II, Ekongoliohombo, Numa II, Moma, Kangovi, Hundungulo II, Mutu Ya Kevela (viceroy), Tchissende III, Jahulo II, Mussitu, Tchinendele, Kapoko, Numa II, Pessela Tchongolola and Ekuikui III Ekuikui IV. EH/ART/AMP
