José da Costa Soares

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Colonel José da Costa Soares (2017)

José da Costa Soares (campaign name: Trix , born April 10, 1960 in Portuguese Timor ) is an officer in the Defense Forces of East Timor (F-FDTL). He is a veteran of the liberation struggle against the Indonesian occupation. Among other things, he was active in Wasa-Diga ( Suco Loi-Huno ) as a commander of a guerrilla unit of the FALINTIL .

After the Indonesians left in 1999, Soares became an officer in the newly founded F-FDTL. On February 2, 2011, Soares was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Since May 20, 2012 he has been Colonel (Coronel) military chief on the staff of the President of East Timor (Chefe da Casa Militar do Presidente da República) .

On May 10, 2017 Soares was awarded the Medal of the Ordem de Timor-Leste .

Web links

Commons : José da Costa Soares  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Government of East Timor: Government inaugurates historic Wasa-Diga shelter , July 13, 2017, accessed on January 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ F-FDTL Neniek maibe Maibe Hasa'e tan Diviza ba 102 no Renilde Sa'e Komandante PM , February 1, 2011, accessed on January 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lao Hamutuk: UNMIT - Democratic Governance in Timor-Leste , June 2012, accessed on January 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Philippine Embassy in East Timor: PHILIPPINE ENVOY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO TIMOR-LESTE PRESIDENT , October 1, 2015, accessed on January 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Jornal da República: DECRETO DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA N °. 34/2017 de 10 de maio , accessed on January 9, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Soares, José da Costa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trix (battle name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese freedom fighter and defense officer
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Portuguese Timor