Dili, November 27, 2024 (Média Democracia) – Lieutenant General Tito da Costa Cristovão (Lere Anan Timur), confirmed that he will hold a national seminar in commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the Unilateral Proclamation of Independence of RDTL with the theme, “Reflecting the Voice of the People to Strengthen Sovereignty and the State”. This activity was held at the UNITAL Hall, Dili, on Monday.
According to Lieutenant General Tito da Costa Cristovão (Lere Anan Timur) who said that this seminar was held at UNITAL at the University which was founded in 2002, the brigades called themselves LAT Brigades, therefore this seminar was held with 2 or 4 themes to motivate Falintil who were fighting and the history of Fretilin.
“Every seminar contains the commemoration of the 49th for the Restouration of Independence which will be on November 28, 2024, this year we unilaterally proclaimed it for November 28, 1975,” he said.
He continued, Proclaimed unilaterally through a difficult situation with the Maubere people living for 24 years, then on August 30, 1999 the people of Timor Leste determined their fate through a referendum to determine their own National Independence.
“Since 1999 until now, I think our leaders have changed for years, changed parties, we cannot say that they have not done anything, they have done a lot, of the many actions, some are good and some are not, first Fretilin has led for three years but did not complete its mandate because of the crisis.” He said.
He added, in 2006 other changes in government such as before the election until now have created a balance in government in many ways but many things especially for the preparation of human resources for infrastructure to create how the people of Timor-Leste can love each other and create stable peace in this beloved country, Timor Leste.
“My history in 1985 I carried out an ambush in the Luka area between Bubulisu with 7 enemies, we shot each other for almost half an hour, two of my soldiers were killed and three Indonesian soldiers surrendered, and my soldiers said kill them because our friends were killed, but I said we kill them, we won the war, so we are free and return to the city.” He said.
He continued, the crisis was not in 1999 but from 1975 to 1999, the first crisis made the people of Timor-Leste kill each other, UDT and FRETILIN, several leaders have apologized for the 1984 events in the forest until now several leaders have died such as Maukmoruk died because he was directly involved in the crisis of life, Xanana and Taus are still alive. Olagario also disappeared we do not know where he lives and does not want to show himself, still not reconciled then in the 2006 crisis the perpetrators of the crisis as the Ministry many people died, houses burned down, many people suffered which caused the eastern and western regions.
He further explained that in September 1999, Team-Alfa Militia killed Sisters and Priests in Atikuru, Lautem. He asked a politician to guard the bodies, but Team-Alfa tried to seize the bodies and shot ten of them dead and some escaped in Lospalos, Com, then they returned to Atelari so the whites caught them and took them to Becora prison.
Reported by : Nelfiano
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