ðə fˈɜːst kəmˈændɚɹ ʌv fˈeɪlɪntəl wʌz nˈɪkəlˌaʊ loʊbˈɑːɾoʊ, hˌuː wʌz kˈɪld dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ bˈæɾəl wɪððɪ ɪndoʊnˈiːʒən ˈɑːɹmd fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.
The first commander of Falintil was Nicolau Lobato, who was killed during a battle with the Indonesian Armed Forces in 1978.