List of Famous people born in Zaire Province, Angola

Waldemar Bastos

Waldemar dos Santos Alonso de Almeida Bastos

First Name Waldemar

Born on January 4, 1954

Died on August 10, 2020 (aged 66)

Born in Angola, Zaire Province

Waldemar dos Santos Alonso de Almeida Bastos was an Angolan musician who combined Afropop, Portuguese (fado), and Brazilian influences.

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Afonso I of Kongo

First Name Afonso

Last Name Kongo

Born on January 1, 1456

Died on January 1, 1543 (aged 87)

Born in Angola, Zaire Province

Mvemba a Nzinga, Nzinga Mbemba or Funsu Nzinga Mvemba, also known as King Afonso I, was the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and ruled in the first half of the 16th century. He reigned over the Kongo Empire from 1509 to late 1542 or 1543.

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Álvaro Holden Roberto

First Name Álvaro

Last Name Roberto

Born on January 12, 1923

Died on August 2, 2007 (aged 84)

Born in Angola, Zaire Province

Holden Álvaro Roberto was an Angolan revolutionary politician and freedom fighter who founded and led the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) from 1962 to 1999. His memoirs are unfinished.

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Pedro I of Kongo

First Name Pedro

Last Name Kongo

Born on January 1, 1478

Died on November 30, 1565 (aged 87)

Born in Angola, Zaire Province

Pedro I Nkanga a Mvemba was manikongo of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1543 until being deposed in 1545.

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