7-554: Aileu is the main township in Aileu District , East Timor . It is located 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Dili , the national capital, and had a population of 2,788 in 2015. In Portuguese Timor , the city was known as Vila General Carmona , after the Portuguese dictator António Óscar Carmona , but after World War II it was renamed. Aileu means "bent tree" in Mambai . In 1903,
14-647: A rebellion staged in Aileu against the colonial rulers failed. In January 1912, it served as a Portuguese base against the rebellion of Manufahi . Between 1942 and 1945, the Japanese occupied Portuguese Timor . On August 31, 1942, the town was invaded by Colunas Negras, the Timorese allies of the Japanese invaders. Five Portuguese soldiers, as well as several civil servants and missionaries, were killed. A memorial in Aileu commemorates
21-412: Is also named Aileu . Its administrative posts are Aileu , Laulara , Lequidoe and Remexio . The word Aileu means "bent tree" in the local Mambai language . According to legend, the root of a banyan fig tree ( Ficus benghalensis ) grew to maturity without a branch or leaf. The tree developed into a twisted shape that looked like a chair; its unique appearance made it famous, and eventually gave
28-545: Is now the municipality of Dili but was split in the final years of Portuguese administration. As part of the Timor-Leste Government decentralization program the former District of Aileu is now organised as the Municipality of Aileu, headed by a Municipal Administrator. The four former subdistricts are now organised as Administrative Posts. The municipality's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are: Aileu
35-406: The community its name. Nowadays, the wooden chair is also the symbol of the municipality. Aileu is in the northwestern part of East Timor and is one of only two landlocked municipalities, the other being Ermera . It borders Dili to the north, Manatuto to the east, Manufahi to the southeast, Ainaro to the south, Ermera to the west, and Liquiçá to the northwest. It was formerly part of what
42-475: The end of 1999, there were temporary plans to make Aileu the new capital of an independent East Timor. These were rejected in favor of Dili. [REDACTED] Media related to Aileu at Wikimedia Commons Aileu District Aileu ( Portuguese : Município Aileu , Tetum : Munisípiu Aileu ) is a municipality , and was formerly a district, of East Timor . It has a population of 48,554 (Census 2015) and an area of 737 km . The municipality's capital
49-523: The massacre today. Indonesian soldiers set up a relocation camp in Aileu for the East Timorese at the end of 1979. In early September, during the 1999 East Timorese crisis , residents of various sucos in the area were expelled from their homes by the Aku Hidup dengan Integrasi militia of Indonesia. The Seloi Craic suco was destroyed on September 6, the houses burned down and livestock slaughtered. At
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