East Timorese civil war - Wikipedia
In August 1975, a civil war broke out between two opposing political parties in Portuguese Timor: the conservative Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the left-leaning Revolutionary Front …
East Timor - Wikipedia
East Timor's two endemic mammal species are the Timor shrew and the Timorese horseshoe bat. The country's and region's largest mammal, the Javan rusa , and its only native marsupial, the …
1999 East Timorese crisis - Wikipedia
The 1999 East Timorese crisis began with attacks by pro-Indonesia militia groups on civilians, and expanded to general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili. The violence …
24 Interesting Facts About East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Aug 8, 2024 · The most interesting facts about East Timor (Timor-Leste) from the first new nation of the millennium to the world’s most biodiverse waters. 1. East Timor (Timor-Leste) is an …
history of East Timor - Encyclopedia Britannica
Aug 30, 1999 · History of East Timor, survey of the notable events and people in the history of East Timor from the 16th century to the present. The country occupies the eastern half of the …
East Timorese - Core Concepts - Cultural Atlas
The period between the end of Portugal’s colonial rule and the end of Indonesia’s annexation and control of East Timor is marked by significant loss and suffering.
Three centuries of conflict in East Timor - Library of Congress
Beginning with the mystery of paired murders during East Timor's failed decolonization in 1975 and the final flurry of state-sponsored violence in 1999, Kammen combines an archival trail …
East Timor profile - Timeline - BBC News
Feb 26, 2018 · A chronology of key events in the history of East Timor from the first Portuguese colonisation in the 17th century to the present day.
Saving East Timor: Indonesia's 1975-1999 Genocide - ArcGIS …
Aug 7, 2023 · Thus, a "communist takeover" of now-independent East Timor by the left-wing FRETILIN Party in November 1975 was the final catalyst prompting Indonesia to invade in …
EARLY HISTORY AND THE PORTUGUESE COLONIZATION OF EAST TIMOR
East Timor was ruled by the Portuguese for 500 years. Spice traders from Portugal arrived in East Timor in 1511 and established an outpost there primarily to harvest sandalwood. The Dutch …