Filomeno Pedro Cabral Fernandes

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Filomeno Pedro Cabral Fernandes (born May 3, 1955 in Dili , Portuguese Timor ; † April 21, 2020 in Dili, East Timor ), fighting name Manu Meno , was an East Timorese local politician, football player and football official.

Fernandes was a player for Sport Dili e Benfica during the Portuguese colonial era , although his uncle co-founded the clubs Clubo União and Clubo Morçegos. The uncle, Filomeno and his father Joaquim Jacob dos Reis Fernandes were political prisoners of FRETILIN from 1975 as a result of the civil war . While Filomeno was a supporter of the UDT , his father was one of the leaders of the APODETI . In 1975 they witnessed the FRETILIN massacre of 22 prisoners in Aileu . In the course of the Indonesian invasion , the Fernandes were relocated several times by FRETILIN until they were released in Quelicai in 1977 . Filomeno joined the Timor Timur Province Information Service (Dinas Penerangan Propinsi Timor Timur) and continued playing football in Dili.

In 1980 Fernandes became Liurai of Uma Caduac . After ten years he gave up the office and became a member of the Regional People's Assembly (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah, DPRD) of Manatuto . Since 1980 Fernandes has also secretly supported the resistance against the Indonesians .

Fernandes is considered to be one of the founders of the Federação Futebol Timor-Leste (FFTL) 2000, of which he became the first vice-president. He was also an advisor to the State Secretariat for Youth and Sport . He was also involved in the founding of the Sport Laulara e Benfica club and the Liga Futebol Amadora (LFA) in 2015.

In 2001 Fernandes ran unsuccessfully in 67th place in the Partido Democrático (PD).

Fernandes last lived in Dili's Mascarenhas district . He died at the age of 65 in the Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV) and was buried the following day in the Becusi cemetery.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Banner of Maudoko FC , July 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Tatoli: Ice Cream Futebolista Filomeno Termina Ona Viajen Moris iha Mundu , April 22, 2020 , accessed on August 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Part 7.8: Violation of the Rights of the Child" from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
  4. ↑ a b c d LFA: LFA condolence , April 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ State Secretariat for Youth and Sport: Death report , April 22, 2020 , accessed on August 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ Electoral lists of all parties and list of independent candidates, August 2001 , accessed on April 27, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Fernandes, Filomeno Pedro Cabral
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manu Meno (battle name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese sports official
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Dili , Portuguese Timor
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 2020
Place of death Dili , East Timor