[6][5] He was born on July 14, 1927,[1] at the mission of San Jose de Luali in the region of Dinge,[7] or in Mboma Lubinda,[3] Cabinda, into a modest family.

[7] In 1963, he co-founded the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC), a political organization that fought, at the time, against Portuguese colonial rule.

[10] 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.

[3] His intransigent position in negotiations on the status of Cabinda, opting solely for military means, caused FLEC to fragment into different factions.

[6] Upon his death, his son, Emmanuel N'zita, succeeded him as Commander of the Armed Forces of Cabinda a few days later.