João da Costa Tavares

João da Silva Tavares
João da Silva Tavares (right) on July 17, 1999 in Balibo, at a rally of pro-integration militias
1st Regent of Bobonaro
In office
1976–1989
PresidentSuharto
GovernorArnaldo dos Reis Araújo
Guilherme Maria Gonçalves
Mário Viegas Carrascalão
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMariano Lopes da Cruz
Personal details
Born(1931-04-06)April 6, 1931
DiedJune 8, 2009(2009-06-08) (aged 78)
ChildrenJose Antonio Morato Tavares
Arnaldo da Silva Tavares
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João da Silva Tavares (6 April 1931 – 8 June 2009) was the Commander-in-Chief of the pro-Indonesian Militia in East Timor. He was also a pro-integration militiamen.