Nino Konis Santana
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Nino Konis Santana was an East Timor
ese freedom fighter who briefly led the Fretilin militia during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor
, succeeding Mau Honi after the latter's capture in 1993. Santana was eventually killed in an Indonesian ambush and succeeded by Taur Matan Ruak
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East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
ese freedom fighter who briefly led the Fretilin militia during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Indonesia occupied East Timor from December 1975 to October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, a 1974 coup in Portugal led to decolonization among its former colonies, creating instability in East Timor and leaving its future uncertain...
, succeeding Mau Honi after the latter's capture in 1993. Santana was eventually killed in an Indonesian ambush and succeeded by Taur Matan Ruak
Taur Matan Ruak
Major-General José Maria Vasconcelos, famously known as Taur Matan Ruak was Commander of the FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste , the Military of East Timor, until October 6, 2011...
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