Banda people

Banda People
Banda
The approximate geographical distribution of Banda people[1]
Total population
Over 1 million
Regions with significant populations
Religion
Catholicism

Protestantism

Islam
Related ethnic groups
Gbaya people, Ngbandi people, African-Americans, Afro-Brazilians, other people of the African diaspora

The Banda people are an ethnic group of the Central African Republic. They are likewise found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and South Sudan.[1] They were severely affected by slave raids of the 19th century and slave trading out of Africa.[2][3][4] Under French colonial rule, most converted to Christianity but retained elements of their traditional religious systems and values.[5]

  1. ^ a b Encyclopædia Britannica Online: Banda (people)
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