José Abílio Osório Soares
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José Abílio Osório Soares | |
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Soeharto B. J. Habibie | |
Preceded by | Mário Viegas Carrascalão |
Succeeded by | Sérgio Vieira de Mello (as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor) |
Personal details | |
Born | José Abílio Osório Soares 2 June 1947 Vila Nova Ourique, Portuguese Timor |
Died | 17 June 2007 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | (aged 60)
Nationality | Indonesian |
Political party | Golkar |
Spouse | Maria Ângela Correia de Lemos Osório Soares |
José Abílio Osório Soares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ɐˈβiliu ɔˈzɔɾiu suˈaɾɨʃ]) (2 June 1947 – 17 June 2007) was an Indonesian politician. He was the last governor of the Indonesian province of East Timor before the country's independence.
Profile
During the
Soares played a key role in building up the Pro-Indonesia militia that swept across the country after the East Timor independence referendum of 30 August and the subsequent destruction of East Timor. He has also been held directly responsible for some cases, such as the Liquiçá Church massacre of 6 April 1999, massacre in the house of independence leader Manuel Carrascalão of 17 April 1999, in the residence of Bishop Belo on 6 September 1999, and in a Church in Suai on 6 September 1999. In connection with these cases, he was accused of having done nothing to prevent these crimes. With the intervention of INTERFET and takeover by the United Nations (UNTAET), which later led East Timor to independence, Soares was deposed.[1]
Death
Soares died in
Soares, who was 60 when he died, is survived by his wife, Maria Ângela Correia de Lemos Osório Soares and their four children, as well as his 86 year old mother, Beatriz Osório Soares. All of his family members attended the funeral.
He was later laid to rest at the Dharma Loka Heroes' Cemetery in Kupang.
External links and references
- Ex-East Timor governor given hero's burial (accessed on 12 July 2007)
- People's Daily Online:Ex-East Timor governor given hero's burial (accessed on 12 July 2007)
- Trial Watch: Jose Abilio Osorio Soares
References
- ^ a b c d "Abilio Soares - Master of Terror". syaldi.web.id. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Unmasking the interests behind the pro-Jakarta militias". www.etan.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.