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Bookmark or Share- East Timor - WikipediaEast Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor - of which the western half is administered by Indonesia - the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco .
- East Timor | History, Independence, Flag, & Facts | BritannicaEast Timor, island country in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands, at the southern extreme of the Malay Archipelago. It occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor, the small nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and the enclave of Ambeno, including Pante Makasar. Dili is the capital and largest city.
- Timor-Leste - World Factbook GlyphEast Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 as the province of Timor Timur (East Timor or Timor Leste). An unsuccessful campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades, during which an ...
- East Timor - WikiwandEast Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor - of which the western half is administered by Indonesia - the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco.
- East Timor independence: a short history of a long and brutal struggle ...4:13. After nearly 300 years of colonial rule, Portugal withdrew from East Timor in 1975, sparking a bitter rivalry between local groups that ended in Fretilin forces declaring East Timor...
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