Fernando Alves Aldeia

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Fernando Alves Aldeia (born October 8, 1925 , † December 20, 1993 ) was the last Portuguese governor of the overseas province of Portuguese Timor under the dictatorship of the Estado Novo .

period of service

In January 1972, Aldeia took office in Dili . Colonel Aldeia was considered a liberal officer and politician. He started building infrastructure across the country. For the first time, many villages received water pipes for fresh water supply, as well as simple schools and facilities for basic medical care. They were assigned in part by the governor himself, who traveled through the entire province by off-road vehicle or on horseback, visiting inaccessible villages whose inhabitants had never seen a European before. But despite these improvements, the system continued to be denounced as corrupt and inefficient.

On April 25, 1974, the Carnation Revolution broke out in motherland Portugal , overthrowing the dictatorship. The new government prepared the independence of the colonies. On May 2, Aldeia declared its solidarity with the revolutionary Junta de Salvação Nacional (JSN) and the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MFA) and initially remained in office. On April 23, two days before the revolution, Aldeia had sharply criticized the MFA for its radicalism in a speech. It was not until July 15, 1974 that Aldeia handed over the official duties to Lieutenant Colonel Níveo Herdade , who now headed the administration as Deputy Governor ( Governador delegate ). The handover took place at Dilis Airport . Aldeia left immediately after the ceremony. Aldeia's resignation was only accepted on September 12, and on November 14 the last governor of Portugal, Mário Lemos Pires, took office.

Publications

  • Timor na esteira do progresso , Lisbon 1973.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Photo from 1965–1967
  2. ↑ Heike Krieger: East Timor and the international community: basic documents , (1996), ISBN 0-521-58134-6
  3. ↑ a b José Ramos-Horta: Funu. East Timor's struggle for freedom is not over! Ahriman-Verlag, Freiburg 1997, ISBN 3-89484-556-2
  4. ↑ Cronologia do ano de 1974 - XIX
  5. ↑ "Part 3: The History of the Conflict" (PDF; 1.4 MB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
  6. ↑ Academia de Marinha: Timor 1973/75 - Recordações de um Marinheiro , July 2012 , accessed on October 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ Cronologia do ano de 1974 - XXXI
  8. ^ J. Chrys Chrystello: Timor Leste - The Secret Files 1973-1975 , accessed November 27, 2018.
  9. ^ Fundação Mário Soares
predecessor Office successor
José Nogueira Valente Pires Governor of Portuguese Timor
1972–1974 		Níveo Herdade
personal data
SURNAME Aldeia, Fernando Alves
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese officer and Governor of Portuguese Timor
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1925
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1993