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D.R of Congo: Remembering Kimpa Vita

Written byNdesanjo Macha
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Posted 3 July 2010 11:22 GMT

“Today is the anniversary of the death of Kimpa Vita who together with her baby (Kembo Dianzenza va Kintete) and her boyfriend, were burned to death on July 2nd 1706 by the Catholic church,” writes Sokari at Black Looks.

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