37th Anniversary of FALINTIL
On Monday, 20th of August 2012, at the Government Palace in Dili, F-FDTL celebrated the thirty-seventh anniversary of the Armed Forces of National Liberation of Timor-Leste (FALINTIL),.
The ceremony was presided by the President of the National Parliament, Vicente Guterres, and was attended by the Prime Minister, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, the President of the Court of Appeal, Cláudio Ximenes, the Chief of the General Staff of the F-FDTL, Lere Anan Timur, the Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Timor-Leste, Finn Rieske Nielsen, the General Commander of the PNTL, Longuinhos Monteiro, the former members of Government, Members of the National Parliament, Diplomatic Representatives, Veterans and population.
For the Chief of Staff of F-FDTL, Major General Lere Anan Timur, this "is a time of celebration and tribute to the heroes who fought for the liberation of our country, because in many ways they sacrificed themselves for our cause. We never thought of retreating or diverting, thus the FALINTIL guerrillas won the hearts of the people and conquered a privileged place in the history of Timor-Leste. "
"The heroes of the FALINTIL were disciplined and organized, capable of making plans, of leading, and more important, they were able to trust one another. Despite living in difficult conditions and lacking everything, they were able to resist with few resources and they never lost their courage to fight for independence. This was the value they left for the future generations. Therefore, the FALINTIL-FDTL, maintain, firmly, the stability and security of our nation, "added Chief General Staff of F, Major General Lere Anan Timur.
