Ini Sosok Eurico Guterres Sang Pejuang NKRI Sejati

Commander of the pro-Indonesia Aitarak militia, Eurico Guterres (L) receives guns from miltiamen during a ceremony at a sports field in Dili 19 August 1999. Nearly two hundred assorted firearms, mostly homemade, were handed over to the Indonesian police in the presence of UN witnesses. AFP PHOTO (Photo by WEDA / AFP)

Indonesia dan negara tetangga Timor Leste punya sejarah panjang. Sebelum Timor Leste merdeka, wilayah tersebut merupakan salah satu provinsi di Indonesia bernama Timor Timur. AFP/WEDA

Former East Timorese militia leader Eurico Guterres (C) displays an Indonesian flag during a press conference at a maximum security-Cipinang prison in Jakarta on April 7, 2008. Indonesian Supreme Court released the former East Timorese militia leader serving a jail term for his part in violence surrounding his home nation's independence vote in 1999, a judge said. AFP PHOTO/DEWIRA (Photo by DEwira / AFP)

Berbagai upaya dilakukan Indonesia untuk tetap mempertahankan Timor Timur sebagai bagian dari NKRI. Meski akhirnya Timor Leste merdeka. AFP/DEWIRA

Former East Timorese militia leader Eurico Guterres displays an Indonesian flag during his release from a Cipinang prison in Jakarta on April 7, 2008. Indonesian Supreme Court released the former East Timorese militia leader serving a jail term for his part in violence surrounding his home nation's independence vote in 1999, a judge said. AFP PHOTO/Don MALAKA (Photo by DON MALAKA / AFP)

Pada masa itu ada sosok yang cukup terkenal dielu-elukan oleh warga Timor Timur yang pro Indonesia, yakni Eurico Guterres. AFP/DON MALAKA

Eurico merupakan milisi pejuang penentang kemerdekaan Timor Leste. Dia adalah seorang milisi yang berjuang untuk Indonesia, meski terkenal sangat kejam. AFP/WEDA

The head of Aitarak pro-autonomy militia Eurico Guterres (C) is flanked by aides at Dili's airport shortly before flying out to Jakarta 04 September 1999. Guterres said he accepted the result of the vote but demanded the right to life in East Timor as an Indonesian citizen. AFP PHOTO/ANASTASIA VRACHNOS (Photo by ANASTASIA VRACHNOS / AFP)

Diketahui pada tahun 1999, Eurico Guterres menentang pemungutan suara kemerdekaan di Timor Leste. AFP/ANASTASIA VRACHNOS

Ini Sosok Eurico Guterres Sang Pejuang NKRI Sejati

Meski pernah jadi buronan internasional dan sempat ditangkap PBB, Eurico Guterres pernah mendapat penghargaan oleh Indonesia. Dok.Alchetron

Eurico Guterres memilih kebangsaan Indonesia setelah Timor Timur akhirnya merdeka. AFP/WEDA

Dilansir CNN, Tahun 2020, Menteri Pertahanan Prabowo menyerahkan sertifikat penghargaan berupa medali dan sertifikat Patriot Pertahanan Nasional kepada 11.485 eks milisi Timor Leste. ANTARA FOTO

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 27: East Timorese anti-Independence leader Eurico Guterres waves as he leaves Central Court November 27, 2002 in Jakarta, Indonesia. An Indonesian court sentenced him to 10 years in prison for crimes committed during East Timor's bloody break from Indonesia. (Photo by Edy Purnomo/Getty Images)

Mantan pejuang Timor Timur, menurut Prabowo adalah warga negara Indonesia yang berjuang mempertahankan Timor Timur sebagai bagian dari NKRI. Getty Images/Edy Purnomo

Kini Mantan Pejuang Timor-Timur tersebut menerima penghargaan Bintang Jasa Utama dari Presiden Joko Widodo, Kamis (12/8/2021). Muchlis Jr/Biro Pers Setpres