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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 ...
History of Timor-Leste; Chronology; Early history; Portuguese rule; Japanese occupation; Democratic Republic; Indonesian occupation (Timor Timur) UN administration ; Contemporary East Timor; Topics; Indonesian invasion; Santa Cruz massacre; Vote for independence; 2006 political crisis; Overall timeline; Asia portal
An international East Timor solidarity movement arose in response to the 1975 invasion of East Timor by Indonesia and the occupation that followed. The movement was supported by churches, human rights groups, and peace campaigners, but developed its own organisations and infrastructure in many countries.
This is a timeline of East Timorese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in East Timor and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of East Timor .
(Reuters) -East Timor's independence was a gift to the world because it showed conflict could be resolved through negotiation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, the ...
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.
East Timor’s opposition party won Sunday’s parliamentary election, meaning independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia’s youngest democracy. The final ...
The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Portuguese: Frente Revolucionária do Timor-Leste Independente, abbreviated as Fretilin) is a centre-left [2] political party in East Timor. It presently holds 19 of 65 seats in the National Parliament. Fretilin formed the government in East Timor until its independence in 2002.