Francisco Freitas (1933)

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Francisco Freitas (born July 15, 1933 in Osso-Messa, Bualale , Baucau , Portuguese Timor ; † June 25, 2019 in Buibau , Baucau, East Timor ), battle name Loi Kati , was an East Timorese independence activist.

From 1975 to 1978 Freitas took part in the liberation struggle against the Indonesians , but was an assistant to a liberation zone and not a fighter. From 1979 he was responsible for the till of the Milícia Popular de Libertação Nacional (MIPLIN). In 1981 MIPLIN became Consellu Revolusionáriu Rezisténsia Nasionál (CRRN). In 1983, Freitas was captured by the Indonesians and spent the following years in prison. Freedom again 1986 immediately took over his old responsibility for finances. In 1987 the Conselho Nacional de Resistência Mauchte (CNRM) was founded and in 1998 it was renamed the Conselho Nacional de Resistência Timorense (CNRT). Freita's role in these organizations remained the same. He managed the finances of the resistance in East Timor until 1999.

From 2005 to 2009, Freitas was Bualale's Chefe de Suco . In 2006 he received the Order of Nicolau Lobato for his services in the resistance .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tempo Timor: Saudozu Daitula Nia Maun Fila Hikas Ba Maromak , June 28, 2019 , accessed on July 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Secretariado Técnico de Administração Eleitoral STAE: Eleições para Liderança Comunitária 2004/2005 - Resultados ( Memento of August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Jornal da República : Edition of December 20, 2006 , accessed on March 22, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Freitas, Francisco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Loi Kati (battle name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese independence activist
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Osso-Messa, Bualale , Baucau , Portuguese Timor
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 2019
Place of death Buibau , Baucau, East Timor