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among other countries in ASEAN for East Timorese independence, with a similar fear of communism, as well as fear of regional instability. Malaysia provided...

A declaration of independence, declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is...

outright independence, he allowed an East Timorese referendum on special autonomy or independence on 30 August 1999. In the lead-up to and aftermath of the...

from Wikivoyage Struggle for Independence 8 Sep 1999 account of the United Nations ballot on East Timorese independence Government Timor-Leste official...

Xavier do Amaral (3 December 1937 – 6 March 2012) was an East Timorese politician. A founder of the Frente Revolucionária de Timor Leste Independente (Fretilin)...

times, when Timorese were beaten up if they walked through the shadow of the flag of Portugal. In the 1999 independence referendum in East Timor, the population...

holiday and a celebration to commemorate East Timor Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the Portuguese rule in 1975. The event is annually celebrated...

East Timorese deaths. When Indonesia secured its independence after World War II under the leadership of Sukarno, it did not claim control of East Timor...

28 November 1975, Fretilin made a unilateral declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor with Francisco Xavier do Amaral as president...

re-establishment of the independence of East Timor in 2002, the East Timorese government requested that the name Timor-Leste be used in place of "East Timor". This...

party in East Timor established in 1974, which advocated for integration into Indonesia. Along with another East Timor party, the Timorese Democratic...

The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the military of East Timor over discrimination within the military and expanded...

(solely on matters relating to maritime boundaries) shortly before East Timorese independence. Nevertheless, under public and diplomatic pressure, the Australian...

cooperation in different areas. East Timorese are visa-free in Indonesia. East Timor occupies the east of the island of Timor. In addition, the country...

inhabitants of the Eastern Timor. During the Japanese Occupation of the Island (1942–45), there were some Japanese and Timorese efforts to unite West and East Timor...

campaign for independence. On 28 November 1975, Fretilin made a unilateral declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor in an act...

East Timorese nationality law is regulated by the 2002 Constitution, the Nationality Act of the same year, the regulation of the Nationality Act Decree-Law...

to East Timorese independence advocates like José Ramos-Horta (who based himself in Australia during his exile). However, throughout the duration of Indonesia's...

the war. In 1975, a civil war between Timorese political parties broke out, leading to a declaration of independence and a subsequent invasion by Indonesia...

1,200 East Timorese, largely drawn from the aristocracy, Dili residents, or larger towns, had obtained Portuguese citizenship. By the end of the colonial...