Manuel Tilman
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Manuel Tilman is an East Timor
ese politician. He was a candidate in the April 2007 presidential election
.
(KOTA). He held one of the two parliamentary seats won by KOTA in the August 2001 parliamentary election
. He was member of the house of representatives of the ASDI in the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic. It was fixed, later, in Macau. He belonged as director of the CNRT in the Convention of Peniche.
Tilman ran as the KOTA candidate in the 2007 presidential election, receiving sixth place and 4.09% of the vote.
In the June 2007 parliamentary election
, Tilman again won a seat in parliament as one of two candidates from an alliance of KOTA and the People's Party of Timor
(PPT) to be elected; he was the first name the alliance's candidate list.
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
ese politician. He was a candidate in the April 2007 presidential election
East Timorese presidential election, 2007
The 2007 East Timorese presidential election involved two separate votes. The first, on 9 April 2007 eliminated six of the eight nominees. The remaining two candidates, current Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta and Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor President Francisco Guterres, faced...
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Life and career
Manuel Tilman is a professor, lawyer, and the secretary-general of the Association of Timorese HeroesAssociation of Timorese Heroes
The Association of Timorese Heroes is a conservative political party in East Timor. In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 2.1 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats...
(KOTA). He held one of the two parliamentary seats won by KOTA in the August 2001 parliamentary election
East Timorese parliamentary election, 2001
Constituent Assembly elections were held in East Timor on 30 August 2001, the second anniversary of the independence referendum. One member was elected from each of the country's thirteen districts, whilst a further 75 were elected by proportional representation. The result was a victory for the...
. He was member of the house of representatives of the ASDI in the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic. It was fixed, later, in Macau. He belonged as director of the CNRT in the Convention of Peniche.
Tilman ran as the KOTA candidate in the 2007 presidential election, receiving sixth place and 4.09% of the vote.
In the June 2007 parliamentary election
East Timorese parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in East Timor on 30 June 2007. Although a narrow plurality was achieved by the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor , a coalition involving the next three largest groups formed a government...
, Tilman again won a seat in parliament as one of two candidates from an alliance of KOTA and the People's Party of Timor
People's Party of Timor
The People's Party of Timor is a conservative political party in East Timor.At the last legislative elections, 30 August 2001, the party won 2.0 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats...
(PPT) to be elected; he was the first name the alliance's candidate list.