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. == See also ==