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From East Timor's perspective, this was the re-establishment of national independence, following the proclamation of independence from Portugal on November 28, 1975, and the Indonesian occupation nine days later. May 20 is a national holiday in East Timor as Independence Day or "Day of Restoration of Independence". [13]
The Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Lorosa'e), was a state that was unilaterally proclaimed on the territory of present-day East Timor on 28 November 1975 by Fretilin prior to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor nine days later on 7 December 1975.
Timorese groups fought a campaign of resistance against Indonesian forces for the independence of East Timor, during which many atrocities and human rights violations by the Indonesian army were reported, which Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono accepted in 2008 that Indonesia had been guilty of. [33]
Control of the nation was turned over to the Government of East Timor and independence was declared on 20 May 2002. [46] On 27 September of the same year, East Timor joined the United Nations as its 191st member state. [47] The bulk of the military forces of INTERFET were Australian.
A year after the April 25 Revolution, Portugal consecrated freedom to its overseas provinces.Under conditions of destabilization, propaganda and military pressure from Indonesia, Fretilin finally proclaimed the independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor on 28 November 1975 with Xavier do Amaral as President and Nicolau Lobato as Prime Minister.
The last two decades of the century saw continuous clashes between Indonesian and East Timorese groups over the status of East Timor, [11] until 1999, when a majority of East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence (the alternative option being "special autonomy" while remaining part of Indonesia).
Date Event 2002: East Timor became an independent nation. 2005: East Timor joined the ASEAN Regional Forum, as a part of the country's bid for accession to ASEAN as a whole. 2006: 2006 East Timorese crisis: A national crisis that included a coup attempt swept the nation.
Independence officially restored from Spain on July 11, 1865 after victory in the Dominican Restoration War. East Timor: Proclamation of Independence Day: 28 November: 1975 Portugal: East Timor Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the Portuguese rule in 1975. Ecuador: Independence Day: 10 August: 1809 Spanish Empire