Baixa de Cassanje, also called Baixa de Kassanje is a non-sovereign kingdom in Angola.
[1] Kambamba Kulaxingo was its king until his death in 2006.
[2] Presently, Dianhenga Aspirante Mjinji Kulaxingo serves as the king.
[3] The region of Baixa de Cassanje, in the district of Malanje, Portuguese Angola, before independence in 1975, was an important cotton producing area.
[4] The January 4, 1961, Baixa de Cassanje revolt is considered a trigger for the Angolan War of Independence (1961-1974), which however was being prepared by several pro-independence guerrillas in neighbouring African countries under support of world powers such as the Soviet Union.