Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
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Nicolau Lobato | |
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| President of East Timor Acting | |
| In office 7 December 1975 – 31 December 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Xavier do Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Sérgio Vieira de Mello as UN Administrator 1999–2002 Xanana Gusmão as President 2002–2007 |
| 1st Prime Minister of East Timor | |
| In office 28 November 1975 – 7 December 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Mari Alkatiri (as Prime Minister in 2002) |
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| Born | 24 May 1946 Bazartete, Portuguese Timor |
| Died | 31 December 1978 (aged 32) |
| Nationality | East Timorese |
| Political party | Fretilin |
| Spouse | Isabela Lobato |
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (24 May 1946 – 31 December 1978) was an East-Timorese politician and national hero.
He was born in 1946 in Soibada, Portuguese Timor. Lobato as 1st Prime Minister of East Timor from 28 November to 7 December 1975. Upon the arrival of the Indonesian military Lobato, along with other key Fretilin leaders, fled into the Timorese hinterland to fight against the occupying forces. On the final day of 1978 Lobato was ambushed by Indonesian special forces led by Lieutenant Prabowo Subianto (later son-in-law of President Suharto). He was killed after being shot in the stomach, and his body was brought to Dili to be inspected by Indonesian press. What then happened to his body is unknown, but the East-Timorese government continues to pursue the issue with the Indonesian government, so that his remains can be given a proper burial.[1]
Nicolau Lobato was made an East Timorese national hero. The East Timor International Airport has been named in his honour (Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport).
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Nicolau Lobato International Airport -
Military centre "Comandante Nicolau Lobato" -
References
- ^ East Timor's latest attempt to find the body of its first prime minister Nicolau dos Reis Lobato ABC News, 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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