Moisés da Costa Amaral

Moisés da Costa Amaral ( born May 19, 1938 in Fahinehan, Fatuberlio subdistrict, district Manufahi, Portuguese Timor; † 22 February 1989) was a politician of the União Democrática Timorense East Timorese (UDT ).

Political action

From 1975 until his death in 1989 was Amaral President of the UDT the Political Commission.

On March 31, 1986 Amaral agreed with the leftist FRETILIN and other East Timorese parties, the formation of the National Timorese convergence ( Convergencia Nacional Timorense CNT) to work against the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. On August 12, 1988 Amaral was allowed to speak as a member of a CNT delegation for the self-determination of East Timor to the United Nations. Other members of the delegation were the Apostolic Administrator of Dili Martinho da Costa Lopes, Roque Rodrigues ( FRETILIN ) and João Carrascalão (UDT ).

Moisés da Costa Amaral was married and had a child.