Isabel Barreto Lobato

Isabel Barreto Lobarto
Personal details
Born1948 (1948)
Bazartete, Portuguese Timor
Died8 December 1975(1975-12-08) (aged 26–27)
Dili, East Timor
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
NationalityTimorese
Political partyFretilin
Spouse
(m. 1972)
Children1
RelativesRogerio Lobato (brother-in-law)

Isabel Barreto Lobato (1948 – 8 December 1975) was a Portuguese Timorese and East Timorese politician, political activist, and member of Fretilin who was active in the movement for independence from Portugal. Barreto Lobato was a leading member of the Fretilin Women's Association at the time of East Timor's unilateral declaration of independence in November 1975. She was the wife of East Timor's UDI prime minister, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, who held the office for nine days before the Indonesian invasion and occupation.[1]

  1. ^ Barker, Anne (2018-02-20). "East Timor's latest attempt to find the body of its first prime minister Nicolau dos Reis Lobato". ABC News (Australia). Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2019-04-29.