abbreviated as Fretilin) is a centre-left political party in East Timor. It presently holds 23 of 65 seats in the National Parliament. Fretilin formed the...
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and the left-leaning Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin). The war took place within the context of decolonisation, as the post-Carnation...
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anti-communism to overthrow the Fretilin regime that had emerged in 1974. The overthrow of the popular and short-lived Fretilin-led government sparked a violent...
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future uncertain. After a small-scale civil war, the pro-independence Fretilin declared victory in the capital city of Dili and declared an independent...
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de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Lorosa'e), was a Fretilin ruled state that was unilaterally proclaimed on the territory of present-day...
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Xanana Gusmão (category Fretilin politicians)
given the position of Press Secretary within the Fretilin organisation. On 28 November 1975, Fretilin declared the independence of Portuguese Timor as...
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wholesale massacre of Timorese civilians. At the start of the occupation, FRETILIN radio sent the following broadcast: "The Indonesian forces are killing...
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served as the 6th prime minister from 2007 to 2015. Political parties Fretilin National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) People's Liberation...
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1975 flag and the Fretilin flag were displayed. The very similarity of the two flags was recognised in respect for the merits of Fretilin in the struggle...
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are from Alliance for Change and Progress (CNRT–PLP–KHUNTO), 23 are from Fretilin, 5 are from the Democratic Party (PD), and 3 are from Democratic Development...
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as the military wing of the Fretilin party of East Timor. It was established on 20 August 1975 in response to Fretilin's political conflict with the Timorese...
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Mari Alkatiri (category Fretilin politicians)
from September 2017 until May 2018. He is the Secretary-General of the Fretilin party and was the former President of the Special Administrative Region...
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Francisco Guterres (category Fretilin politicians)
political party Fretilin, and he was the first president of the National Parliament of East Timor from 2002 to 2007. As the Fretilin candidate, he stood...
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political parties, the left-wing Fretilin and the right-wing UDT, broke out in 1975 as UDT attempted a coup which Fretilin resisted with the help of local...
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party won 24.10% of the vote in the 2007 election, placing second behind FRETILIN, which won 29%. Based on the results, the CNRT would have 18 seats in parliament...
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supreme commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force. Political parties Fretilin National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) Democratic Party...
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2012. Francisco Guterres of the centre-left Fretilin party became president in May 2017. The leader of Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri, formed a coalition government...
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the more left-wing Frente Revolucionaria de Timor-Leste Independente (Fretilin) to work towards gradual independence in January 1975. Initially, the party's...
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Ana Pessoa Pinto (category Fretilin politicians)
Administration during the Alkatiri-lead Fretilin government from 2002 - 2007. She is a member of the Fretilin Central Committee. During the United Nations...
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Portugal, Fretilin which supported independence and Apodeti who supported integration into Indonesia. In local elections held on 13 March 1975, Fretilin and...
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parliament for the next five years. Although a narrow plurality was achieved by Fretilin, a coalition involving the next three largest groups formed a government...
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local elections on October 9, 2009, passed off without major incidents. Fretilin, the country's largest party, was in opposition to the five-party government...
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1976 by Indonesian TNI forces due to their known pro-Fretilin views. Guterres later accused Fretilin of their deaths, after his allegiance to Indonesia...
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Francisco Xavier do Amaral (category Fretilin politicians)
politician. A founder of the Frente Revolucionária de Timor Leste Independente (Fretilin), Amaral was sworn in as the first President of East Timor when the country...
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conditions of destabilization, propaganda and military pressure from Indonesia, Fretilin finally proclaimed the independence of the Democratic Republic of East...
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governing coalition going into the election was a four-party government of Fretilin, the People's Liberation Party (PLP), Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor...
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with the left-wing Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) prevailing and gaining control the capital Dili, obliging the Portuguese...
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out of 88 seats, the second-highest representation in parliament, after Fretilin. In the April 2007 presidential election, the party's leader, Fernando...
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In the 2017 parliamentary elections there was no clear winner, with the Fretilin party of Mari Alkatiri holding only one more seat than the National Congress...
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buildings in Dili and began to arrest members of Fretilin. While hundreds were arrested, most of the Fretilin leadership escaped south to Aileu. While there...
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