Moisés da Costa Amaral (19 May 1938 – 22 February 1989) was an

East Timor Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

ese politician in the

Timorese Democratic Union The Timorese Democratic Union (, UDT) is a conservative political party in Timor-Leste. It was the first party to be established in the country on May 11, 1974, following the Carnation Revolution in Portugal. History Early history (1974– ...

. Born in 1938 in Fahinihan,

. Moisés da Costa Amaral was an

ese leader. Since 1975 until his death, he was the President of the political commission of the

. Moisés da Costa Amaral was married and had one child. On March 31, 1986, Moisés da Costa Amaral, as the UDT leader signed the terms of the formation of the Nationalist Convergence with Fretilin, an important and necessary step in defense of the right to the self-determination of the people of East Timor. On August 12, 1988, and after several years of diplomatic struggle, finally a Timorese delegation had the opportunity to defend the right to the self-determination of the Timorese people within the

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. Moisés da Costa Amaral made the statement representing the nationalist convergence, a delegation composed also by Monsignor Martinho Lopes, apostolic administrator of Dili, Roque Rodrigues representing Fretilin and João Carrascalão representing UDT. Within the

this was the first big step that led to the so desired independence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

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1938 births 1989 deaths Timorese Democratic Union politicians {{EastTimor-politician-stub