Maria Domingas Alves

Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves
Director, Office for the Promotion of Equality
In office
May 2002 – June 2006
Minister of Social Solidarity
In office
8 August 2007 – 8 August 2012
Succeeded byIsabel Guterres [de]
Personal details
Born (1959-11-28) 28 November 1959 (age 64)
Laclo, Manatuto, Portuguese Timor
ProfessionWomen's rights activist,
civil servant

Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves (born 28 November 1959),[1] nickname Mana (sister) Micato[2]: 62  [3] or Mikato,[4] resistance name Beta Mau,[5] is a women's rights activist, former resistance fighter, civil servant and non-party politician from East Timor. From 2007 to 2012 she was Minister of Social Solidarity.

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  3. ^ Gabrielson, Curt (1 February 2002). "East Timorese Women On Their Way Up" (PDF). ICWA Letters. No. CG-14. New Hampshire, US: Institute of Current World Affairs. p. 2. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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