Natalino Leitão
Natalino Leitão designed the flag of East Timor . Here is the original version from 1975.
Natalino dos Santos Leitão († 1975 ), fighting name Somotxo , was Adjunto Político and member of the Central Committee (CCF) of the East Timorese party FRETILIN , which sought independence from Portugal in 1975. When Indonesia began to occupy the territory, it was decided on November 28, 1975 to declare independence. Leitão hastily designed the flag of East Timor , which was placed on it that night.
On December 7th, Indonesia began invading the rest of East Timor. Natalino Leitão was killed in the process.
When East Timor regained its independence in 2002, the Leitãos flag was reintroduced as the national flag.
See also
Web links
- Jill Jolliffe : When East Timor first flew its flag in defiance , May 18, 2002 in The Age, on East Timor and Indonesia Action Network
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jornal da República : Series I, No. 22, December 20, 2006 , accessed on May 16, 2016.
- ↑ Clinton Fernandes: “Populist Catholics”: Fretilin 1975 , p.263 , accessed on May 16, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leitão, Natalino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leitao, Natalino; Somotxo; Leitão, Natalino dos Santos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Timorese freedom fighter, designer of the national flag of East Timor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Portuguese Timor |
| DATE OF DEATH | after December 7, 1975 |
| Place of death | East Timor |