ˌɔn twˈɛlv mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ɡˈʌsmaʊ pɹəklˈeɪmd ðə kənvˈɜːdʒəns ʌv ˈɔːl nˈæʃənəlˌɪsts ɪn ðɛɹ stɹˈʌɡəl ɐɡˈɛnst ɪndoʊnˈiːʒən ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən, ænd baɪ ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ɡˈʌsmaʊ hæd pɹəklˈeɪmd ðɪ ˌaɪdɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ʌv fɹˈɛɾɪlˌɪn fɹʌmðɪ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl ɹᵻsˈɪstəns mˈuːvmənt ænd bɪɡˈæn tə ɹˌiːstɹˈʌktʃɚ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmd ɹᵻsˈɪstəns mˈuːvmənt.
On 12 May 1983 Gusmão proclaimed the convergence of all nationalists in their struggle against Indonesian occupation, and by April 1984, Gusmão had proclaimed the ideological independence of Fretilin from the overall resistance movement and began to re-structure the armed resistance movement.