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Mwene Mbandu Kapova I of Mbunda

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Reign
  
1800s - 1914

Burial
  
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Died
  
1914

Successor
  
Mwene Kathzungo Shanda

Mbunda
  
Mbandu

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Predecessor
  
Mwene Katavola II Musangu

Issue
  
Prince Mumbamba Lyondthzi, Prince Limbwambwa Kalyangu Lyondthzi, Prince Kalimbwe Lyondthzi, Prince Kameya Muyeji Lyondthzi

Parents
  
Vamwene Vukolo Ngimbu Kanchungwa

King Mwene Mbandu I Lyondthzi Kapova was the 21st monarch of the Mbunda people in the southeast of present-day Angola before the Portuguese colonization of the Mbunda territory at the beginning of the 20th Century, specifically Moxico. The prince played a significant role in the war against the Chokwe. He took over the reins of the Mbunda Kingdom from his nephew King Mwene Katavola II Musangu.

Early life

Prince (Munamwene) Mbandu Lyondthzi Kapova was the son of Vamwene Vukolo Ngimbu Kanchungwa, one of the daughters of Vamwene Ngambo Lyambayi.

References

Mwene Mbandu Kapova I of Mbunda Wikipedia