Hermenegildo Alves

Hermenegildo Augusto Pereira Alves (* 1941 , † 1979 in East Timor ), fighting name Busa , was an East Timorese politician and freedom fighter.

Alves was a member of the central committee of FRETILIN , which on November 28, 1975 proclaimed the independence of East Timor . He was also deputy commandant of the Forças Armadas de Libertação Nacional de Timor-Leste (FALINTIL). In the established government cabinet , Alves was appointed Deputy Deputy Minister for Defense . In 1977 Alves became the Sector Commander (COMSEC) of the Central-East Sector.

In early 1979, Alves was captured by the Indonesian invaders and disappeared shortly afterwards.

In 2006 Alves was posthumously awarded the Ordem de Dom Boaventura . His remains are in the Heroes' Cemetery in Metinaro .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b SAPO: PR no parlamentu timoroan fó omenajen póstuma ba Nino Konis Santana , December 19, 2012 , accessed on August 3, 2019.
^ President of East Timor on Youtube: Presidente Taur Matan Ruak Partisipa Iha serimónia fúnebres ba mártires libertasaun nasionál , December 20, 2012 , accessed on August 3, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jornal da República : Edition of December 20, 2006 , accessed on March 22, 2018.
↑ Antero Beneditoda Silva: FRETILIN Popular Education 1973-1978 and its Relevance to Timor-Leste Today , p. 196 , 2011, accessed on August 9, 2019.
↑ Statement of Amnesty International's Concerns in East Timor , August 1983 ( Memento of May 11, 2016 on the Internet Archive ), from a letter from the Prime Minister of Vanuatu to the United Nations Security Council, November 30, 1983, Document S / 16215, dated May 14, 1983. December 1983, Retrieved May 11, 2016.
↑ President of East Timor: loron Matebian, 2 Novembru, Prezidente da Republika kari AI Funan no halo orasaun iha Jardim dos Herois Metinaro , November 16, 2017 , accessed on August 3rd of 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Alves, Hermenegildo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pereira Alves, Hermenegildo Augusto (full name); Busa (battle name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	East Timorese politician and freedom fighter
DATE OF BIRTH	1941
DATE OF DEATH	1979
Place of death	East Timor

[SAPO-1] SAPO: PR no parlamentu timoroan fó omenajen póstuma ba Nino Konis Santana , December 19, 2012 , accessed on August 3, 2019.

[2] President of East Timor on Youtube: Presidente Taur Matan Ruak Partisipa Iha serimónia fúnebres ba mártires libertasaun nasionál , December 20, 2012 , accessed on August 3, 2019.

[JdR2006-12-20-3] Jornal da República : Edition of December 20, 2006 , accessed on March 22, 2018.

[4] Antero Beneditoda Silva: FRETILIN Popular Education 1973-1978 and its Relevance to Timor-Leste Today , p. 196 , 2011, accessed on August 9, 2019.

[UNVanAI-5] Statement of Amnesty International's Concerns in East Timor , August 1983 ( Memento of May 11, 2016 on the Internet Archive ), from a letter from the Prime Minister of Vanuatu to the United Nations Security Council, November 30, 1983, Document S / 16215, dated May 14, 1983. December 1983, Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[6] President of East Timor: loron Matebian, 2 Novembru, Prezidente da Republika kari AI Funan no halo orasaun iha Jardim dos Herois Metinaro , November 16, 2017 , accessed on August 3rd of 2019.