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East Timor officially regained independence on 20 May 2002 after three years under the United Nations Interim Administration for East Timor (UNTAET). [1] 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 ...
Elections were held in late 2001 for a constituent assembly to draft a constitution, a task finished in February 2002. Timor-Leste became formally independent on 20 May 2002. Xanana Gusmão was sworn in as the country's president. Timor-Leste became a member of the UN on 27 September 2002.
An independence referendum was held in East Timor on 30 August 1999, organised by United Nations Mission in East Timor.The referendum's origins lay with the request made by the President of Indonesia, B. J. Habibie, to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 27 January 1999, for the United Nations to hold a referendum, whereby East Timor would be given choice of either greater ...
East Timor was colonised by Portugal in the mid-16th century and administered as Portuguese Timor. Following the Carnation Revolution in Portugal, East Timor unilaterally declared independence as the Democratic Republic of East Timor on 28 November 1975, but was invaded by Indonesia 7 December 1975.
Santa Cruz massacre: Pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery are shot. 1996: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta for their ongoing efforts to peacefully end the occupation. 1999: East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum: A referendum resulted in 78% in favour of independence from ...
The Constitution of Timor-Leste entered into force on 20 May 2002, and was the country's first constitution after it gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia, which invaded East Timor on 7 December 1975 and left in 1999 following a UN-sponsored referendum.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. Country in Southeast Asia For the former Indonesian province, see East Timor (province). Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste República Democrática de Timor-Leste (Portuguese) Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste (Tetum) Flag Emblem Motto: Unidade, Acção, Progresso (Portuguese) "Unity ...
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor). ... thus confirming its independence from Portugal in 2002.