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Quick overview with brief info about each woman: https://www.pulse.ng/bi/lifestyle/7-most-powerful-african-queens-in-history-you-need-to-know/dwhncf5
Queen Amina of Zariah
Warrior queen from the 1600s who lived in modern-day Nigera http://www.africanfeministforum.com/queen-amina-of-zaria-nigeria/
Warrior queen from the 1600s who lived in modern-day Nigera http://www.africanfeministforum.com/queen-amina-of-zaria-nigeria/
Empress Kandake
Empress who lived in the first century B.C.E. who helped keep the Romans from taking over her country's lands in Kush https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/kandake-amanirenas-10-bc/
Empress who lived in the first century B.C.E. who helped keep the Romans from taking over her country's lands in Kush https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/kandake-amanirenas-10-bc/
Queen Makeda
Queen in her own right in the 900s B.C.E. of modern-day Ethopia and wife to Biblical figure King Soloman. https://www.cafleurebon.com/makeda-is-the-true-name-of-the-ethiopian-queen-the-wife-of-king-solomon-of-judea/
Queen in her own right in the 900s B.C.E. of modern-day Ethopia and wife to Biblical figure King Soloman. https://www.cafleurebon.com/makeda-is-the-true-name-of-the-ethiopian-queen-the-wife-of-king-solomon-of-judea/
Queen Nefertiti
Wife to Pharoah Akhenaten, who was her equal, in Egypt in the 1300s B.C.E. She and her husband reshaped Egypt in a new religion, and oversaw a period of extraordinary prosperity. She is also known for her famous bust. https://www.biography.com/royalty/nefertiti
Wife to Pharoah Akhenaten, who was her equal, in Egypt in the 1300s B.C.E. She and her husband reshaped Egypt in a new religion, and oversaw a period of extraordinary prosperity. She is also known for her famous bust. https://www.biography.com/royalty/nefertiti
Queen Mother Yaa Asantewa
She ruled Ghana in the late 1800s, and was a noticeable champion of women's equality and worked hard to keep out British Imperial forces. She is still revered today.
http://nanayaaasantewaa.de/who-is-nana-yaa-asantewaa/
She ruled Ghana in the late 1800s, and was a noticeable champion of women's equality and worked hard to keep out British Imperial forces. She is still revered today.
http://nanayaaasantewaa.de/who-is-nana-yaa-asantewaa/
Queen Nandi
Mother of Zulu king Shaka, who is known as one of the greatest Zulu leaders, and longstanding advisor who was eventually named queen.
https://zululegends.weebly.com/nandi.html
Mother of Zulu king Shaka, who is known as one of the greatest Zulu leaders, and longstanding advisor who was eventually named queen.
https://zululegends.weebly.com/nandi.html
Queen Moremi Ajasoro
Yoruba Queen who married an Ìgbò leader in order to learn their military secrets and save her people from a cycle of oppressive wars. https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/queen-moremi-did-you-know-about-the-courageous-legend-whose-statue-is-the-tallest-in/hr4llg4
Yoruba Queen who married an Ìgbò leader in order to learn their military secrets and save her people from a cycle of oppressive wars. https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/queen-moremi-did-you-know-about-the-courageous-legend-whose-statue-is-the-tallest-in/hr4llg4
