Diambi Kabatusuila

Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata is the traditional queen of the Bakwa Luntu tribe of Central Kasaï in the historic Kingdom of Luba.[1] Her name means "the bearer of good news".[2] She Holds the title of Mukalenga Mukaji wa Nkashama wa Bakwa Luntu wa Baluba wa Kasaï wa Congo that means "Woman King of the Order of the Leopard of the Bakwa Luntu People who are from the Luba group of Kasaï in the Democratic Republic of Congo."[3]^[peacock prose]

Background

Early life

She was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother and Congolese father who was a diplomat in Belgium at that time. She grew up in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[3]

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Coronation

She was first crowned as the ruler of the Bena Tshiyamba People of the Bakwa Indu on August 31, 2016.[4]

She was finally enthroned as Queen by all the Bakwa Lunta Chiefs on July 15, 2017.[4]

She was also crowned as Queen Mother of the Bantu People of Brazil on March 3, 2019.[4]

Education

She graduated from the College of Staten Island as the valedictorian in 1992.[5]

Activism

She is an environmental activist.[6][7] She attended Davos in 2019.[8]

In October 2021, she visited the University of Exeter and spoke on plastic pollution.[9] In November 2021, she addressed the Oxford Union.[10]

Filmography

• African Queens (2023)[11]

See also

• List of female monarchs

References

1. "HRH Queen Diambi – The Oxford Union – the world's foremost debating society". Retrieved 2021-12-14.
2. HRH Queen Diambi of The Democratic Republic of Congo | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union, retrieved 2021-12-14
3. "About :: queendiambi.org". www.queendiambi.org (in Danish). 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
4. "Diambi Kabatusuila (HRM Queen)". World Changers Summit. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
5. "Conversation with Her Majesty Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata". The City University of New York. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
6. "Meet Queen Diambi, ruler of the Bakwa Luntu people of DRC who is leading war against plastic". Face2Face Africa. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
7. Conversation with a queen – Dr. Eric Griggs and Queen Diambi Kabatusuila, retrieved 2021-12-14
8. "Cannabis comes to Davos, sharing spotlight with global elites - BNN Bloomberg". BNN. 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
9. "African ruler meets plastic free ocean leaders in Exeter". BBC News. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
10. "Queen visits Oxford to speak to students". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
11. "The Story Behind the Netflix Series African Queens: Njinga". Time. 2023-02-15. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-15.