Minister Without Portfolio Antonio Bento Bembe of Angola
António Bento Bembe is the Secretary-General of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda, a minister without portfolio in the Angolan government, and has served as the President of the Cabinda Forum for Dialogue (FCD) since its establishment in 2004.
Bembe has served as the CFD's President since its establishment.
Antonio Bento Bembe is a major figure in the Cabindan independence movement.
Formerly, Bembe was the leader of the FLEC-Renewed.
Bembe was arrested in Holland in June 2005 following an extradition request from the United States.
Bembe is currently involved in a dispute with FLEC President Nzita Tiago.
day of the Opening Session of the VII UNPO General Assembly.
the dialogue to be resumed and carried out, aiming at a fair solution.
Antonio Bento Bembe is a man of peace with a unique ambition.
the positive and final conclusion to this matter.
Bembe was awarded the rank of general in the Angolan Armed Forces and threatened to capture and bring to justice the armed resistance in Cabinda.
The cease-fire with FLEC-Bento Bembe was signed in Chicamba, the location where Portugal signed the treaty with the same name in the nineteenth century.
In an interview to ANGOP, Antnio Bento Bembe said that there is no reason for political instability in this province, because the FDC and the Government ended the conflict in the region.
Following the investigations carried out by the Cabindese government in exile, it arises that the arrest in June 2005 of Mr Antonio BENTO BEMBE had not proceeded in a room of conference for peace like had announced it the Site www.
Flec president N'Zita Tiago said Bento Bembe was thrown out of the Forum in February and was not authorised to negotiate on behalf of Cabinda.
Bento Bembe was speaking at a press conference intended to present an appraisal of the 70 days gone by since the Memorandum of Understanding was signed on August 01, in Angola`s southwestern Namibe province.
This first phase has fundamentally focused on the implementation of military matters, mainly the identification and confinement of the Cabinda Enclave Liberation Front (FLEC) soldiers under the FCD, amounting to 500 men, a task Bento Bembe said is nearing conclusion.
Speaking at the end of his visit to Dinge Commune, Bento Bembe said that the process is running without any problems.
In an interview with 'IRIN' last month, Mr Danda maintained that Mr Tiago , was unaware of a peace deal with Luanda, and said Mr Bembe had no authority to negotiate on behalf of FLEC.
Bembe was bailed in October and disappeared in November.
Bembe had traveled to Holland to visit the Unprotected Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) as part of his efforts to seek a negotiated end to a decades-long insurgency in Cabinda, Angola's oil- rich enclave province wedged between the two Congos, where some separatist organizations have been fighting for an independence.
Bembe has reportedly been granted the rank of retired general in the FAA (ibid.
Speaking at the end of his visit to Dinge Commune in Cabinda, Bembe said that the process is running without any problems, Angola News Agency ANGOP reported on Friday.
Mr Bembe said a Cabindan delegation was due to meet the Angolan government next week under the auspices of the African Union in Brazzaville Mr Bembe's moves towards dialogue have reportedly been endorsed by the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue, which represents several civic and political groups in the province.
Raul Danda, a member of the FDC and head of a Cabindan human rights NGO, maintained that FLEC's president, N'Zita Tiago, was unaware of an agreement, and said Bembe had no authority to negotiate on behalf of FLEC.
Danda maintained that FLEC's president, N'Zita Tiago, was unaware of an agreement with Luanda and said Bembe had no authority to negotiate on behalf of FLEC.