Antónia Freitas

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Antónia Freitas

Antónia Freitas (born May 12, 1957 in Bualale , Portuguese Timor ), fighting name Floyer , is a former East Timorese independence activist.

Freitas was a supporter of the resistance during the Indonesian occupation. In June 1991 she hid Mau Hodu , one of the leading men of the Forças Armadas de Libertação Nacional de Timor-Leste (FALINTIL), for more than four months in her house in the Aldeia Virgolosa ( Suco Vila Verde ) in the state capital Dili . In addition, Freitas helped reorganize the resistance in FRETILIN . In 2016 she was awarded the Medal des Ordem de Timor-Leste for her services .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b President of East Timor: LISTA NARAN KONDEKORADUS MEDALLA “ORDEM DE TIMOR-LESTE” BA SIDADAUN NASIONAL SIRA NE'EBE SUBAR GERILEIRUS IHA TEMPU OKUPASAUN , December 7, 2016 , accessed on March 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ Prime Minister East Timor: PRIMEIRU-MINISTRU TAUR MATAN RUAK PRESTA OMENAJEN BA SAUDOZU TATAMOU , March 2, 2020 , accessed on March 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Journal da República: DECRETO DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA Nº 48/2016 de 23 de Novembro , accessed on March 31, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Freitas, Antonia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese independence activist
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Bualale , Portuguese Timor