Career
He was a candidate in the April 2007 presidential election. Manuel Tilman is a professor, lawyer, and the secretary-general of the Association of Timorese Heroes (KOTA). lieutenant was fixed, later, in Macau.
He belonged as director of the CNRT in the Convention of Peniche.
Tilman ran as the KOTA candidate in the 2007 presidential election, receiving sixth place and 4.09% of the vote.