Nelson Correira

Nelson Correira is an East Timorese politician.

Correira was the spokesman for the Marxist-Leninist Partido Socialista de Timor (PST) in 2001 and was party chairman from 2007 to 2010. He was replaced as chairman by Avelino Coelho da Silva .

Correira is described as a Marxist activist with ties to the Indonesian Rakyat Democratic Party (PRD). He graduated in agriculture from the University of Jember ( East Java ), Indonesia . His father Tomás Correira was a member of the União Democrática Timorense (UDT) and during the Indonesian occupation administrator (bupati) of the Manufahi district (1985-1989) and head of the tourism authority.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Pat Walsh : East Timor's Political Parties and Groupings - Briefing Notes , Australian Council for Overseas Aid, April 2001 , accessed February 21, 2017.
2. ↑ Political Parties and Groupings of Timor-Leste, 2nd edition 2007 ( Memento of June 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 996 kB)
3. ↑ Suara Timor Loro Sa'e on ETAN: February 12, 2010 , accessed on February 22, 2017.
4. ↑ Electoral lists of the parliamentary elections 2012 ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ "Part 4: Regime of Occupation" ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) from the "Chega!" Report by CAVR (English)