| Zamora Induta | |
| Office: | Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People |
| Term Start: | October 27, 2009 |
| Term End: | April 1, 2010 |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1966 |
| Branch: | 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 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]