Nai-Seço (1886 – May 1943), better known under the name of Dom Aleixo, was a Timorese chieftain (régulo) who was aligned with the Portuguese during the East Timorese rebellion of 1911–1912 and World War II. He died fighting the Empire of Japan during the Battle of Timor and was posthumously praised by the Portuguese. == Life == Dom Aleixo was born in Ainaro, in 1886, under the name Nai-Seço.
Nai-Seço (1886 – May 1943), better known under the name of Dom Aleixo, was a Timorese chieftain (régulo) who was aligned with the Portuguese during the East Timorese rebellion of 1911–1912 and World War II. He died fighting the Empire of Japan during the Battle of Timor and was posthumously praised by the Portuguese. == Life == Dom Aleixo was born in Ainaro, in 1886, under the name Nai-Seço.
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