Henrique N'zita Tiago
Henrique N'zita Tiago (14 July 1927[1] – 3 June 2016[2]) was President of the Armed Forces of Cabinda, a rebel group that fights for the independence of Cabinda from Angola.[3] He died in Paris on 3 June 2016.[2][4] It was reported that Tiago was 88 years old when he died, and that he would be buried in France – as Cabinda was not independent at the time of his death.[4]
Henrique N'zita Tiago | |
|---|---|
 N'zita in Cabinda, 1978 | |
| Commander of the Armed Forces of Cabinda | |
| In office 1969 – 3 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel N'zita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1927 Cabinda, Portuguese Angola |
| Died | 3 June 2016 (aged 88) |
| Political party | FLEC |
| Children | Emmanuel N'zita, Antoine N'zita, Jean-Claude N'zita |
References
- Vers un Congo Cabinda indépendant: Le Cabinda serait-il une colonie Angolaise après avoir été une colonie portugaise ? L'appel de Monsieur NZITA TIAGO Henrique, Président du FLEC (in French). cabinda.skyrock.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- Nzita Tiago, leader historique du mouvement séparatiste de Cabinda, est mort à Paris (in French). VOA Afrique, 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Taylor & Francis Group (2003). Africa South of the Sahara 2004. p. 43.
- "Africa highlights: Tuesday 7 June 2016, as it happened". BBC News. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
The leader of a rebel movement seeking independence for Angola's oil-rich region of Cabinda has died in exile in France, Reuters quotes a statement from the group as saying. Flec said Nzita Henriques Tiago, 88, would be buried in France on Friday as he only wanted his body taken back to Cabinda if it was an independent state, Reuters reported. It did not say exactly when Mr Tiago, who was president and co-founder of Flec, died. The group – in one form or another – has been fighting a low-level insurgency since the 1960s. It first took up arms against the colonial power Portugal. Then when Angola gained independence in 1975 and Cabinda was absorbed into Angola, Flec rebels continued to fight against the Luanda government.
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