Abstract:
With the arrest of Timorese resistance leader Xanana Gusmao in November 1992, questions have arisen as to the future of the East Timorese struggle and its leadership. It is true that the capture of Gusmao has been a bitter moment for all East Timorese to bear, but the struggle has not faltered. The East Timorese struggle to gain independence has shaken this region for more than eighteen years; the determination of the people and its leadership is not likely to waver now. Moreover, the Fretilin leadership has this eighteen-year history of struggle and organization to draw upon. Immediately after Gusmao’s arrest, processes for reforming the leadership and continuing the East Timorese struggle were under way.
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