Who were the Imbangala?

Imbangala were craftsmen who created raffia, a highly valuable type of cloth.

They were a highly militaristic group of former captives who evaded slavery and returned to seek revenge on those who had sold them.

They were a group of traders who used their skills in multiple languages to earn great profits.

They were a highly mobile people organized into military bands, who rejected the agricultural lifestyle and the lineage form of social organization.