Chokwe
Chokwe
Person TypeCulture
Venezuelan, born Colombia, 1946–2003
American, born Cuban, 1915–2022
BiographyThe Chokwe are an ethnic group of Central Africa whose ancestry can perhaps be traced to Mbundu and Mbuti Pygmies. The Chokwe were dominant in the Lunda states of 17th and 18th century Angola, but fell from power with the advent of the colonial era. Large groups of Chokwe currently reside in Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their language is Utchokwe, a Bantu language.