Maria Domingas Alves

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Maria Domingas Alves (2019)

Maria Mana Micató Domingas Alves Fernandes (* 1959 in Laclo , Manatuto , Portuguese Timor ), fighting name Beta Mau , is a civil servant and non-party politician from East Timor . From 2007 to 2012 she was Minister for Social Solidarity. Dating back to the community Manatuto . Her husband, Jacinto Alves, was a member of the East Timor Reception, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CAVR).

Life

Maria Domingas Alves (2017)

During the Indonesian occupation of East Timor (1975-1999) Domingas was one of the leading women in the resistance movement. When one of her children died as a result of incorrect medical treatment by the Indonesian treatment, which also fell victim to hundreds of other children, Domingas and her husband informed international organizations about the incident. Her husband was arrested while Domingas continued to work against the Indonesian occupation and, most importantly, the abuse that suffered many women. At the same time, she had to continue to care for her children. Domingas worked as a civil servant for the Indonesian Authority for Industry and Trade, while at the same time she co-founded the women's organization of the FRETILIN resistance movement , the Organização Popular de Mulheres Timorense (OPMT).

In 1994, Domingas was arrested and threatened by Indonesian soldiers. After her release, she founded the women's rights organization Fokupers and campaigned for independence in the run-up to the independence referendum in East Timor in 1999 . When pro-Indonesian militias and the military unleashed one last wave of violence against the pro- independence activists, Domingas and her family had to flee to the mountains. After the international reaction force INTERFET had restored order and the United Nations took over the administration of East Timor, Domingas returned with the other refugees to the devastated state capital Dili .

In 2000 Domingas organized the first National Women's Congress. In the transitional government under UNTAET , Domingas became a consultant for gender equality on September 30, 2001. In 2001 Domingas ran as an independent candidate in the first parliamentary elections , but did not get into the national parliament of East Timor . Instead, she became Director of the Equality Bureau and Advisor to the Prime Minister . In 2005 Domingas was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. From 2005 to 2007 Alves was a member of the Council of State elected by parliament .

From August 8, 2007 to August 8, 2012, Domingas was Minister for Social Solidarity in Xanana Gusmão's cabinet . In 2012 she was first in the new government for the Ministry of Defense was provided, but President Taur Matan Ruak , the former military commander in chief of the army , was spoken according to press reports from Domingas, instead, why Cirilo Cristóvão for Defense should be sworn in. Domingas allegedly refused to return to her old ministerial post because of the "insult". On October 23, 2012, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão himself was sworn in as Minister of Defense.

From May 29, 2015 to May 28, 2020, Alves was Commissioner of the Comissão da Função Pública (CFP).

Honors

In 2012 Alves received the Ordem de Timor-Leste .

literature

  • Irena Cristalis , Catherine Scott, Ximena Andrade: Independent women: the story of women's activism in East Timor , 2005

Web links

Commons : Maria Domingas Alves  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sofi Ospina: Participation of Women in Politics and Decision Making in Timor-Leste: A Recent History , 2006 , accessed on November 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Government of Timor-Leste: Structure of government
  3. ↑ a b c World People's Blog: Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves - East Timor
  4. ↑ Website of the government of Timor-Leste: II UNTAET Transitional Government (English)
  5. ^ The La'o Hamutuk Bulletin: Women and the Reconstruction of East Timor , Volume 2, No. 5, August 2001
  6. ↑ Ministry of Justice of East Timor: resolução DO PARLAMENTO NACIONAL NO. 7/2005 , May 19, 2005 , accessed September 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ Global Voices: East Timor: President Rejects Woman Defense Minister , August 9, 2012 , accessed August 11, 2012
  8. ^ Government of East Timor: New team for the Civil Service Commission sworn into office , June 1, 2015 , accessed February 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ Prime Minister of East Timor: Primeiro-Ministro Taur Matan Ruak deu posse ao Presidente da CFP, Faustino Cardoso, ea duas Comissárias , May 28, 2020 , accessed on May 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ Jornal da República: DECRETO PRESIDENTE 47/2012 , May 18, 2012 , accessed on September 23, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Domingas Alves, Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Domingas Alves Fernandes, Maria; Mana micató; Beta Mau (battle name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese politician; Minister of Social Affairs, civil servant
DATE OF BIRTH 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Laclo , Manatuto , Portuguese Timor