The Tio , often called Téké ( Batéké in Kikongo or Teke according to the orthography Africanist), train people Bantou divided between the west of the Democratic republic of Congo (ex-Zaire), the south of the Congo and, minoritairement, the south-east of the Gabon.
Successors of the Pygmies (Négrilles) in the occupation of Congo Brazzaville, they are founders of the large Téké kingdom, rival of the Kongo kingdom. Their king, known in the history under the name of Makoko, signed on October 3rd, 1880 with Mbé, capital of his kingdom, an agreement with the French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.
History
Téké had contacts with the
Portuguese which explored the coastal region as from the 16th century. Between 16th and the 18th century, the Téké kingdom took part in the draft of slaves and the trade between Africa, the European Europe and colonies in America. The kingdom fell in 1880 following exploration from
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza on behalf of the
France when their king, Illoy I {{er}} concludes a treated, said “Traité Makoko”, with this one in order to place its kingdom under the protection of France. This allowed a French establishment Nkuna which became
Brazzaville thereafter.
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