Henrique N'zita Tiago

Henrique N'zita Tiago (14 July 1927 – 3 June 2016) He died in Paris on 3 June 2016.

Biography

He was born on July 14, 1927, or in Mboma Lubinda, He served his sentence in the São Nicolau jail in Bentiaba. He was released in 1974, opened a FLEC office in Tchiowa, the capital of Cabinda;

Upon learning that the Portuguese government was planning to include Cabinda as part of Angola, N'zita started an armed conflict against Angola's pro-independence armed groups. His intransigent position in negotiations on the status of Cabinda, opting solely for military means, caused FLEC to fragment into different factions. Upon his death, his son, Emmanuel N'zita, succeeded him as Commander of the Armed Forces of Cabinda a few days later.