Olinda Morais

Olinda Morais (born September 22, 1951), whose resistance name was By Mally,^[1] is a politician from East Timor.^[2] She is a member of the Democratic Party (Partido Democrático) (PD).^[2]

Morais was born in Loré, Lautém District, Portuguese Timor. She attended school only up to fourth grade.^[2] Despite this, she became a teacher.^[2] During the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, she fought against the invaders for fourteen years,^[3] until the end of 1991.^[1] Morais was married to Aluc Descart, a FALINTIL commander in the eastern region, with whom she had a son.^[3]^[4]^: 89–90 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]^: 89–90 Morais was not reunited with her son until 2003.^[4]^: 126

Morais was elected to the National Parliament of East Timor on 7 July 2012,^[2] and remained a member of parliament until 2017.^[2] She served as a member of the Commission for Ethics (Commission G).^[2]^[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.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Número Extraordinário: Decreto do Presidente da República n.° 53/2011 de 29 de Julho" (PDF). Jornal da República (in Portuguese): 3. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Ficha Biografia dos Deputados: Olinda Morais". Parlamento Nacional (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b van Klinken, Helene. "Making Them Indonesians: Child Transfers out of East Timor". Monash University Publishing. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c van Klinken, Helene (2014). Anak-anak Timtim di Indonesia (East Timorese children in Indonesia) (in Indonesian). Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. ISBN 9789799106063. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "The Committees of the Timor-Leste National Parliament". East Timor Law & Justice Bulletin. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "2017 Timor-Leste Parliamentary Election. List of Parliamentary slates from all parties" (PDF). La'o Hamutuk website. La'o Hamutuk: Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[Jornal-1] "Número Extraordinário: Decreto do Presidente da República n.° 53/2011 de 29 de Julho" (PDF). Jornal da República (in Portuguese): 3. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[Ficha-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Ficha Biografia dos Deputados: Olinda Morais". Parlamento Nacional (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[Monash-3] van Klinken, Helene. "Making Them Indonesians: Child Transfers out of East Timor". Monash University Publishing. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[van_Klinken-4] van Klinken, Helene (2014). Anak-anak Timtim di Indonesia (East Timorese children in Indonesia) (in Indonesian). Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. ISBN 9789799106063. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[5] "The Committees of the Timor-Leste National Parliament". East Timor Law & Justice Bulletin. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[6] "2017 Timor-Leste Parliamentary Election. List of Parliamentary slates from all parties" (PDF). La'o Hamutuk website. La'o Hamutuk: Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

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