RENETIL was established on June 20 , 1988 in Denpasar , Bali , Indonesia , by ten East Timorese students , with the leadership of Fernando de Araújo as General Secretary . This organization was later extended to other cities in Indonesia with East Timorese students . After Araújo was arrested in 1991 in the wake of the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor , José Antonio Neves took over the leadership . After his arrest , the leadership was transferred to an eight-person team : Joaquim Fonseca , Virgilio da Silva , Benjamin Martins , Julio Jacob , Lucas da Costa , Aderito de Jesus Soares , José Pompeia and António da Conceição
Santa Cruz massacre
Santa Cruz massacre
National Resistance of East Timorese Students