Kongo Civil War
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Was a war of succession between rival houses of the Kingdom of Kongo.
Chronology
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January 1662: Rival claimants for the throne of Kongo, by then the most powerful state in Central Africa, united behind the Kimpanzu. When King Garcia II came to power, the Kimpanzu were entrenched in the county of Soyo giving support to the remaining Nsundi and Kimpanzu partisans inside Kongo while claiming the title of Princes and later Grand Princes. By the end of Garcia's reign, Soyo was completely independent of Kongo.
August 1666: King Álvaro VII turned out to be a tyrant, hated by both political rivals and the common people. In an unprecedented move, Soyo marched on the capital and assisted the people in Álvaro VII's overthrow and murder.
March 1669: King Pedro III was a Kinlaza partisan who became king of Kongo in January 1669. Soyo, a rival faction, sent a force to remove him from power, leading to political instability in Mbanza-Congo.
February 1669: In 1669, King Pedro III, a Kinlaza partisan, took power in Mbanza-Congo. Soyo, a rival faction, intervened militarily and deposed Pedro III from the throne. This event marked a period of political instability in the region.
October 1709: After the battle of Mbula, Pedro dedicated himself to reunifying Kongo.
July 1666: King Álvaro VII turned out to be a tyrant, hated by both political rivals and the common people. In an unprecedented move, Soyo marched on the capital and assisted the people in Álvaro VII's overthrow and murder.
