Olinda Morais

Olinda Morais (born September 22, 1951), whose resistance name was By Mally,[1] is a politician from East Timor.

[2] During the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, she fought against the invaders for fourteen years,[3] until the end of 1991.

[1] Morais was married to Aluc Descart, a FALINTIL commander in the eastern region, with whom she had a son.

[3][4]: 89–90  Rather than have their 17-month-old son living in the forest with the guerillas, they sent him to be cared for by family in Lospalos; however, he was adopted by an Indonesian colonel and taken to Jakarta.

In 2011, Morais, for her part in the resistance, received the Order of Guerillas, second degree, and the certificate of honor for demobilization.