José da Costa (freedom fighter)

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José da Costa (born June 19, 1927 in Iralafai , Lospalos , Portuguese Timor , † 1980 in East Timor ) was an East Timorese freedom fighter .

Costa took part in the resistance against the Indonesian invaders. From 1979 to 1980 he hid a leading FALINTIL commander near his home town of Xanana Gusmão . In 1980 Costa was killed by the Indonesian army .

On November 28, 2016, Costa was posthumously awarded the Medal des Ordem de Timor-Leste .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c President of East Timor: LISTA NARAN KONDEKORADUS MEDALLA “ORDEM DE TIMOR-LESTE” BA SIDADAUN NASIONAL SIRA NE'EBE SUBAR GERILEIRUS IHA TEMPU OKUPASAUN , 7 December 2016 , accessed on 5 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Prime Minister East Timor: PRIMEIRU-MINISTRU TAUR MATAN RUAK PRESTA OMENAJEN BA SAUDOZU TATAMOU , March 2, 2020 , accessed on March 5, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Costa, José there
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese freedom fighter
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Iralafai , Lospalos , Portuguese Timor
DATE OF DEATH 1980
Place of death East Timor