Avelino Maria Coelho da Silva (b. Laclubar, Manatuto) was one of the candidates in the Presidential Elections in East Timor in April 2007. He became involved in the clandestine resistance while he studied International Relations and Law in

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. He is the leader of the

Socialist Party of Timor The Socialist Party of Timor ( pt, Partido Socialista de Timor, PST) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in East Timor. History The Socialist Party of Timor was founded in February 1997, whilst East Timor was still under Indonesian occupat ...

(PST), which had a member in the National Parliament from 2002 to 2007. In the 2007 presidential election, Avelino took seventh place with 2.06% of the vote. Following the June 2007 parliamentary election, in which the Socialist Party did not win any seats, Avelino was appointed Secretary of State for Energy Politics in the government of Xanana Gusmão, which was sworn in on 8 August 2007."Xanana Gusmão tomou posse em Timor-Leste"
, LUSA (rtp.pt), 8 August 2007.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Manatuto District Socialist Party of Timor politicians Government ministers of East Timor {{EastTimor-politician-stub