Manuel Freitas (Mau Buti)

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Manuel Freitas (Mau Buti), 2020

Manuel Freitas (born August 15, 1956 ), fighting name Mau Buti , is an East Timorese soldier and former freedom fighter.

In the time of the liberation struggle against Indonesia until 1999 he rose to the position of second regional commander. In 2006, Freitas was awarded the Ordem da Guerrilha and in 2018 the Collar des Ordem de Timor-Leste . In the Defense Forces of East Timor (F-FDTL) he has the rank of Coronel (Colonel) .

Freitas was one of the F-FDTL officers who were accused by a United Nations report of distributing weapons to civilians during the 2006 riots in East Timor . The allegations had no consequences for the officers.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jornal da República : LISTA DE TODOS OS COMBATENTES DA LIBERTAÇÃO NACIONAL PARAA DESMOBILIZAÇÃO E RECONHECIMENTO (PDF; 148 kB), accessed on March 4, 2020 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Jornal da República: Edition of December 20, 2006 (PDF; 403 kB), accessed on March 23, 2018 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Diário de Notícias: Presidente timorense condecora 46 veteranos da luta contra a ocupação indonésia , November 26, 2018 , accessed on April 15, 2019. (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ United Nations: Report of the United Nations Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste , October 2, 2006 , accessed March 4, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Freitas, Manuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mau Buti (battle name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese soldier and freedom fighter
DATE OF BIRTH 15th August 1956