Zamora Induta

Zamora Induta (born 28 May 1966) is a Guinea-Bissauan lieutenant general. He was the Chief of Staff of the Military of Guinea-Bissau from October 27, 2009 to April 1, 2010.[1][2]

Zamora Induta
Chief of Staff of the Military
In office
October 27, 2009 – April 1, 2010
Succeeded byAntónio Indjai

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]

See also

References
  1. Lusa (2010-01-10). "Responsáveis da intervenção militar repetentes em episódios de tensão". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Controlinveste. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  2. Lusa (2012-03-21). "Ex-chefe das Forças Armadas guineenses Zamora Induta refugiado na delegação da União Europeia". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  3. Mendy, Peter. Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. p. 230.
  4. Mendy, Peter. Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. p. 286.
  5. "Zamora Induta ex-chefe das Forças Armadas da Guiné-Bissau acusado de terrorismo". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. "Zamora Induta regressa à Guiné-Bissau depois de quatro anos". VOA Potugues. Retrieved 31 January 2017.


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