Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané attempted a coup against Guinea-Bissau President João Bernardo Vieira in June 1998, following allegations of arms trafficking. After seizing key infrastructure, Mané’s forces controlled 99% of the country, leading to a negotiated truce. Amid the turmoil, refugees Mica and Djaneuba Queta fled to Portugal, where their son Neemias was born in 1999. He later excelled in basketball, earning a scholarship to Utah State before entering the NBA draft combine.
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