Biography of Ndaté Yalla Mbodj, African Queen that fought Colonialism

Ndaté Yalla was born in 1810 to her father, the powerful and controversial King of Waalo, Brak Amar Fatim Borso Mbodj, and her mother, the Linger-Awo, Fatim Yamar Khuri Yaye Mbodj. Her family was one that was enriched by accumulating weapons and wealth through exchanges with the French.
 In Waalo, the kings were titled Brak, while the queens and royal princesses in most parts of Senegambian dynastic/pre-colonial history were titled Lingeer.
The Lingeer-Awo was the first wife of the king, and as a result, one of the most powerful women along with the king's mother and sister. 
Queen Ndate was crowned Lingeer of Waalo on the 1st of October, 1846 in Ndar, the capital of Waalo. She succeeded her elder sister, Ndjeumbeut Mbodj as Lingeer, reigning as Lingeer from 1846 to 1855, the year Waalo fell to the French. In early 1847, she opposed the French authorities over the free passage for the Sarakoles who supplied the Island of Saint-Louis with cattle. This led into a series of issues which the queen battled fearlessly. 
During her reign, she and her husband, Maaroso Tassé, who was commander of her army, fought against the Moors of Trazar who were encroaching on her territory. They also fought the French colonialist army that was led by General Louis Faidherbe. Their years of tough resistance against colonization resulted in attacks between 1854 and 1855. During her reign, Waalo was the only kingdom that was truly led by a woman.

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