Olinda Morais Explained

Olinda Morais (born September 22, 1951), whose resistance name was By Mally, is a politician from East Timor.[1] She is a member of the Democratic Party (Partido Democrático) (PD).[1]

Morais was born in Loré, Lautém District, Portuguese Timor. She attended school only up to fourth grade.[1] Despite this, she became a teacher.[1] During the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, she fought against the invaders for fourteen years, until the end of 1991.[2] Morais was married to Aluc Descart, a FALINTIL commander in the eastern region, with whom she had a son.[3] [4] Rather than have their 17-month-old son living in the forest with the guerillas, they sent him to be cared for by family in Lospalos; however, he was adopted by an Indonesian colonel and taken to Jakarta.[4] Morais was not reunited with her son until 2003.[4]

Morais was elected to the National Parliament of East Timor on 7 July 2012,[1] and remained a member of parliament until 2017.[1] She served as a member of the Commission for Ethics (Commission G).[1] [5] In the 2017 elections, she was in position 33 on the ballot,[6] and was not re-elected.

Awards

In 2011, Morais, for her part in the resistance, received the Order of Guerillas, second degree, and the certificate of honor for demobilization.[2] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ficha Biografia dos Deputados: Olinda Morais . Parlamento Nacional . 1 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050645/http://www.parlamento.tl/deputadus/Biografia/pd/olinda.php . 23 February 2014 . Portuguese.
  2. Número Extraordinário: Decreto do Presidente da República n.° 53/2011 de 29 de Julho . Jornal da República . 17 August 2011 . 3 . 1 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140307090413/http://www.jornal.gov.tl/public/docs/2011/serie_1/serie1_no31b.pdf . 7 March 2014 . Portuguese.
  3. Web site: van Klinken . Helene . Making Them Indonesians: Child Transfers out of East Timor . Monash University Publishing . 1 September 2019.
  4. Book: van Klinken . Helene . Anak-anak Timtim di Indonesia (East Timorese children in Indonesia) . 2014 . Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia . 9789799106063 . 1 September 2019 . Indonesian.
  5. The Committees of the Timor-Leste National Parliament . East Timor Law & Justice Bulletin . 7 October 2012 . 1 September 2019.
  6. Web site: 2017 Timor-Leste Parliamentary Election. List of Parliamentary slates from all parties . La'o Hamutuk website . . 1 September 2019.