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Kingdom of Loango

c. 1550 – c. 1883 CE · about 333 years approximate dates

Loango was a Kongo-speaking kingdom on the Atlantic coast of what are now the Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Cabinda. It traded copper, ivory and enslaved people with Europeans. It ended under French colonial rule in the 1880s.

Key facts

Datesc. 1550 – c. 1883 CE
RegionEast, Central & Southern Africa
ContinentAfrica
CapitalBuali
Religion(s)Traditional African religion

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.