Zamora Induta | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 Guinée 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]