Hamis Bassarewan

Hamis Bin Umar Bassarewan ( also Hamis Basarewan ), fighting name Hata († 1979 disappeared), was an independence activist and politician from East Timor . His ancestors were Arabs who came to Timor from Yemen in the 19th century .

Bassarewan graduated from the secondary school at Liceu Dr. Francisco Machado . He received a scholarship to study mathematics at the Technical University of Lisbon . In Portugal he belonged to the group of East Timorese students at the Casa dos Timores , whose residents were known for their interest in socialism. Bassarewan was a member of the Portuguese Maoist party Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado (MRPP). After the Carnation Revolution , Bassarewan broke off his studies and returned to his homeland.

Bassarewan was a member of the Central Committee (CCF) of the left-wing FRETILIN , which on November 28, 1975 unilaterally proclaimed the independence of East Timor from the colonial power Portugal . In the government cabinet established by the party , he was appointed Minister of Education and Culture . But only nine days later Indonesia occupied the state capital Dili and the FRETILIN had to flee to the mountains and wage a guerrilla war against the invaders. Bassarewan became the FRETILIN commissioner for the Center-South sector (Centro Sul) . In September 1977 there was a restructuring and Bassarewan was replaced by Guilherme dos Santos (called Lere ). Basarewan retained his post as education minister.

In the first half of 1979, Bassarewan was captured by the Indonesians (it is unclear whether he surrendered or whether he was caught) and disappeared there without a trace. He used to warn comrades not to surrender to the Indonesians. Even then you would be executed. His remains were not found until 2012.

See also

• History of East Timor

Individual evidence

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