ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ɡˈʌsmaʊ əfˈɪʃəli ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt fˈeɪlɪntəl wʌz nˈaʊ ðə nˈɑːnpˈɑːɹɾɪsən ˈɑːɹmd ɹᵻsˈɪstəns wˈɪŋ ʌvðə jˈuːnɪfˌaɪd ɹᵻsˈɪstəns mˈuːvmənt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz təbi nˈoʊn æz ðə nˈæʃənəl kˈaʊnsəl ʌv mˈɔːbɚ ɹᵻsˈɪstəns, sˌiːˌɛnˌɑːɹɹˈɛm.
On 31 December 1988, Gusmão officially announced that Falintil was now the non-partisan armed resistance wing of the unified resistance movement, which was to be known as the National Council of Maubere Resistance (, CNRM).