Aitana
| Aitana | ||
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| height | 1203 m | |
| location | Suco Laline , Lacluta Administrative Office , Viqueque Parish , East Timor | |
| Coordinates | 8 ° 44 '15 " S , 126 ° 6' 47" O | |
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The Aitana is an East Timorese mountain in Suco Laline ( Lacluta administrative office , Viqueque municipality ). It has a height of 1203 m .
history
From March 1st to March 8th 1981 a meeting of the FRETILIN took place at Aitana . The "reorganization of the National Conference" served to restructure the resistance against the Indonesian invaders after the loss of all resistance bases ( bases de apoio ) and liberated zones ( zonas libertadas ).
On September 7, 1981, there was a massacre on the slopes of Aitanas. At the St. Antonius Shrine , Indonesian soldiers from Battalion 744 murdered 70 people, including women and children , according to Indonesian sources, 70 according to the “ Legs of Fence ” operation , and according to an eyewitness report by priest Costa Lopes . The unarmed victims were handcuffed and then stabbed to death.
The football club Aitana FC is named after the mountain .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Index Mundi
- ↑ "Part 5: The History of the Conflict" (PDF; 564 kB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
- ↑ "Part 3: The History of the Conflict" (PDF; 1.4 MB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)