| Afonso II | |
|---|---|
| Mwene Kongo | |
| Reign | November – December 1665 |
| Predecessor | António I |
| Successor | Álvaro VII |
| Spouse | Ana Afonso de Leão |
| Dynasty | Kimpanzu dynasty |
| Mother | Suzana de Nóbrega |
Afonso II of Kongo and Nkondo was a ruler of the kingdom of Kongo in the period following the Kongo Civil War. He was a member of the House of Kimpanzu and may have been supported in his claim for the throne by partisans in Soyo. He took the throne in November 1665 in the first of a series of power grabs for the throne of the kingdom.
Overthrow and exile
The House of Kinlaza, which had held the throne of Kongo for the last three decades, acted swiftly to remove their rivals from power. King Afonso II was deposed only a month into his term in December 1665. In place of Afonso II, the Kinlaza put Álvaro VII in power. The deposed king was forced to flee into the mountains of Nkondo where he ruled in opposition to the Kinlaza partisans in Kongo. He ruled Nkondo until his death in 1669.
See also
| Preceded byAntónio I | Manikongo 1665 |
Succeeded byÁlvaro VII |
| Rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo | |
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| Awenekongo of the Kilukeni kanda (1390–1567) | |
| Awenekongo of the Kwilu kanda (1567–1622) | |
| Awenekongo of the Nkanga a Mvika kanda (1622–1626) | |
| Mwenekongo of the Kwilu kanda (1626–1636) | |
| Awenekongo of the Kimpanzu kanda (1636) | |
| Awenekongo of the Kinlaza kanda (1636–1665) | |
| Civil War Awenekongo (1665–1678) | |
| Post-Civil War states | |
| Awenekongo after the recapture of São Salvador (1709–1891) |
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| Awenekongo after 1881 vassalage treaty with Portugal (1891–1914) | |
| Pretenders to the Kongo throne since 1914 | |