Nino Konis Santana

Nino Konis Santana (born 12 January 1957 in Vero, Tutuala, Lautém District, d. 11 March 1998 in Ermera District)[1] was an East Timorese freedom fighter who led the Falintil militia between April 1993 and his death in March 1998 during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, succeeding Ma'huno Bulerek Karathayano after the latter's capture in 1993. Santana died in an accident, after he was shot in the leg during an Indonesian ambush. He was succeeded by Taur Matan Ruak.

See also

Indonesian invasion of East Timor

References

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