Zamora Induta | |
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Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People | |
In office October 27, 2009 – April 1, 2010 | |
Succeeded by | António Indjai |
Personal details | |
Born | May 28, 1966 (age 57 years) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Revolutionary Navy |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Zamora Induta (born 28 May 1966) is a Guinea-Bissauan military leader He was the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People of Guinea-Bissau from October 27, 2009 to April 1, 2010. [1] [2]
He was born in Bissau and after leaving school served in the Navy branch of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (Portuguese:Forças Armadas Revolucionarias do Povo, FARP), the armed wing of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (Portuguese: Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde, PAIGC). PAIGC had been established in 1956 under the leadership of Amilcar Cabral to achieve independence from Portugal, by violent means if necessary. [3]
Many years after independence had been secured and PAIGC had taken power he was arrested and imprisoned for eight months in 2010 by rebel forces during the 2010 Guinea-Bissau military uprising against the PAIGC regime. [4]
He was arrested again in 2012 following the 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état and accused of terrorism against the Guinean state. [5] He was obliged to spend the next few years in exile in Lisbon, not returning to Guinea-Bissau until July 2015. [6]