Basic Info

First Air: January 01, 2002

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 2

Last Episode

Name: Lu Olo's Story

Season: 1, Episode: 2

Air Date: 2002-01-01

For more than 20 years, Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres was a guerilla fighter in the East Timorese struggle against Indonesian occupation. He is one of only a handful of Falintil commanders who was never captured by the enemy and the only original member of Fretilin to have survived in East Timor. Now, he has left the military to take up the position of President of Fretilin, the political party that led the resistance.

East Timor: Birth of a Nation

2002 1 seasons 2 episodes

Overview

A look at how a country is born, literally from the ashes, and how the East Timorese people are working to build a future. Each program in this two part series tells the powerful personal story of a remarkably resilient individual. In examining their experiences, the series explores the complex issues and difficult decisions that are involved in reconciling the past and creating a new and independent nation.

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