Baixa de Cassanje, also called Baixa de Kassanje is a non-sovereign kingdom in

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Kambamba Kulaxingo Kambamba Kulaxingo (1899 – 15 January 2006), also known as Kambamjiji Kulaxingu, was the King of Baixa de Cassanje until his death in 2006. In 2002, King Kulaxingo called on the Angolan government to establish a 19th province out of Malanje and ...

was its king until his death in 2006. Presently, Dianhenga Aspirante Mjinji Kulaxingo serves as the king.

History

The region of Baixa de Cassanje, in the district of

Malanje Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census). Projected to be the thirteenth fastest growing city on the African continent be ...

Portuguese Angola Portuguese Angola refers to Angola during the historic period when it was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa. In the same context, it was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa). I ...

, before independence in 1975, was an important

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

producing area. The January 4, 1961,

Baixa de Cassanje revolt The Baixa de Cassanje revolt () is considered the first confrontation of the War of Independence in Angola and the Portuguese Colonial War throughout the Portuguese overseas provinces. The uprising began on 3 January 1961 in the region of Baix ...

is considered a trigger for the

Angolan War of Independence The Angolan War of Independence (; 1961–1974), called in Angola the ("Armed Struggle of National Liberation"), began as an uprising against forced cultivation of cotton, and it became a multi-faction struggle for the control of Portugal ...

(1961-1974), which however was being prepared by several pro-independence guerrillas in neighbouring African countries under support of world powers such as the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

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Politics of Angola Non-sovereign monarchy {{Angola-stub

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