Commander-in-Chief of FALINTIL

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The Commander-in-Chief of FALINTIL was the top military leader of East Timor’s pro-independence guerrilla force during the Indonesian occupation.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf command position
military office
military rank
aimedAt independence of East Timor
appliesToJurisdiction East Timor
appliesToOrganization FALINTIL
associatedWith East Timorese pro-independence movement
Fretilin
conflict East Timorese War of Independence
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
country East Timor
fieldOfWork guerrilla warfare
military leadership
national liberation movements
hasDuties coordination of resistance activities
overall command of FALINTIL forces
strategic leadership of guerrilla operations
hasQuality clandestine
guerrilla
resistance leadership
hierarchicalPosition top military leader of FALINTIL
inception 1975
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
Tetum
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity East Timor
militaryBranch guerrilla force
notableOfficeHolder Konis Santana
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Xanana Gusmão
officeHolder Konis Santana
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Xanana Gusmão
opposedTo Indonesian Armed Forces
Indonesian occupation authorities
partOf FALINTIL
positionHeldIn East Timorese resistance armed forces
armed wing of Fretilin
positionType military commander-in-chief
roleIn East Timor independence struggle
East Timorese resistance movement
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
significantEvent UN-sponsored peace process in East Timor
transition of FALINTIL into Timor Leste Defence Force
successorPosition Commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force
usedDuring 1975–1999
Indonesian occupation period

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Xanana Gusmão
positionHeld

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