Obra Oin-oin Kona-ba Timor-Leste

By Antero Benedito da Silva Ilustrasi: http://camalees.wordpress.com Amilcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973) founded the Partido Africana da Independencia da Guinee e Cabo Verde (PAIGC) in 1956, and remained the head of the Party until he was tragically shot dead by Kani Inocencio, a corrupted former PAIGC comrade, in Conakry, 20 January 1973 (Chilcote 1999:xxxi). This study examines Amilcar Cabral as both a political leader and as a popular educator, and his influence on the Timorese struggle for independence. Paulo Freire, acknowledged as the leading figure in popular education in the 20th century, once commented that for Cabral, words are always in dialectical unity between action and reflection, theory and practice‘ (cited Davidson 1979:35). George Aditjondro, a left intellectual in Indonesia, has argued that the theory and praxis of Cabral and his independence movement became a primary source of inspiration for FRETILIN. In particular, Adjitondro argues that the establis...

"Ringkasnya, gerakan pembebasan nasional Timor-Leste telah mengalami perubahan dalam hal organisasi, politik, dan strategi perjuangan. Di masa lalu perjuangan dipimpin oleh Fretilin sebagai pelopor yang mengobarkan ‘revolusi‘ membangun struktur-struktur baru yang memungkinkan rakyat hidup tanpa penghisapan dan penindasan. Selanjutanya perjuangan dipimpin oleh Falintil untuk mengusir tentara Indonesia dari Timor-Leste melalui jalan diplomasi di dunia internasional untuk pelaksanaan hak penentuan nasib sendiri rakyat Timor-Leste."     Oleh Nug Kacasungkana Pada 7 Desember 1975 tentara Indonesia melancarkan invasi besar-besaran dari darat, laut, dan udara terhadap kota Dili di Timor-Leste. Serangan itu dilakukan beberapa hari setelah gerakan pembebasan nasional Timor-Leste, Fretilin (Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente) Memproklamasikan kemerdekaan negeri jajahan Portugis itu. Fretilin melawan dan berlangsung perang terbuka sampai awal 1979 ketika wila...