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Ndaté Yalla Mbodj
Ndaté Yalla Mbodj (1810-1860) was the last great ''lingeer'', or queen, of the Waalo, a kingdom located in what is now North-West Senegal. She was a great Queen at the head of an immense army that fought against French colonization and the invasion of the Moors.
== Her Reign ==
Queen Ndate was crowned on October 1, 1846 in Ndar (now called Saint-Louis) the capital of the Waalo kingdom. She succeeded her sister, Queen Ndjeumbeut Mbodj. The second year of her reign was marked by her strong opposition to the free passage of the Sarakole people (also called Soninke) granted by the governor. In a letter to the governor, she stated, “We guarantee and control the passage of cattle in our country and we will not accept it the other way. Each leader governs his country as he pleases”.〔
During her rule she fought against the Moors, who were slowly encroaching on her territory and against the French colonialist army led by General Louis Faidherbe. Her 10-year resistance against colonization culminated in 1855 when she faced Faidherbe and his army of 15,000 fully armed men that were hell bent on colonizing her kingdom, with her army of fierce women warriors. Outnumbered and overpowered, the Queen was defeated. Remaining strong in the face of defeat and the capture of her son, Ndate said this to her principle dignitaries while enemy troops were invading her kingdom: “Today, we are invaded by the conquerors. Our army is in disarray. The tiedos of the Waalo, as brave warriors as they are, have almost all fallen under the enemy’s bullets. The invader is stronger than us, I know, but should we abandon the Waalo to foreign hands?”.〔
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