Gusmão proclaimed the convergence of all nationalists in their struggle against the 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.
Pada 12 Mei 1983 Gusmão menyatakan konvergensi dari semua nasionalis dalam perjuangan mereka melawan pendudukan Indonesia dan oleh April 1984 Gusmão telah memproklamasikan kemerdekaan ideologis FRETILIN dari gerakan perlawanan secara keseluruhan, dan mulai kembali struktur perlawanan bersenjata gerakan .