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Portugal then Indonesia and then east timor declared independence
East and West Timor is an Island, East Timor gained Independence from Indonesia, while West Timor is still ruled by Indonesia, location is north of Australia.
East Timor (or Timor-Leste) declared its independence in 1975, but was occupied by Indonesia until 1999, and Timor-Leste became a fully independent nation on May 20, 2002.
Portugal formerly controlled East Timor until it declared independence in 1975. After a brief period of independence, Indonesia invaded and occupied East Timor until its independence was finally restored in 2002.
East Timor
Yep.
Holland
Yes, they are the same country. Timor-Leste is the official title of the country (as well as East Timor in Portuguese, the language of Timor-Leste), but East Timor is commonly used in the English speaking world. Timor-Leste is a new country that gained independence from Indonesia in 2002.
East Timor got independence on this day.
East Timor is a country in Southeast Asia, which was occupied by Indonesia from 1975 to 2002, after it declared independence from Portugal. It has since changed it's official name to Timor-Leste.
East Timor is the last colony in Asia to gain independence.
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor, from its establishment on 25 October 1999, until its independence on 20 May 2002 as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, following the outcome of the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum.