Timor-Leste (East Timor)

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2024-07-17
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33 Moments
2022
East Timor joins ASEAN Regional Forum to enhance bid for ASEAN membership.
2010
Celebrating two decades since Popular Consultation in Timor-Leste: a significant milestone in history.
2006
East Timor coup attempt 2006
Deal divides oil and gas revenue between East Timor and Australia, postpones maritime boundary talks.
2004
Offshore gas field production commences, Bayu Undan project anticipates $100m annual earnings.
2002
East Timor joins UN as 191st member.
Inauguration of Timor-Leste's National Parliament symbolizes political progress and stability in the country.
Negotiations begin between East Timor and Australia for Timor Sea Treaty.
Renaming a nation for identity and cultural significance.
Presidential elections highlight democracy in Timor-Leste, showcasing people's participation and choice in governance.
1999
UN established UN Transitional Administration in East Timor for Timorese independence after referendum violence.
Referendum results in East Timorese independence from Indonesia after overwhelming vote for separation.
UN-brokered ceasefire between pro-independence fighters and Indonesian forces in East Timor.
1991
Pro-independence demonstrators shot at Santa Cruz cemetery during massacre.
1975
Indonesian invasion led East Timor to be an Indonesian province for 24 years.
Independence declaration from Portugal by East Timor.
1942
Japanese occupation in Timor during WW2: impacts, resistance, and historical significance discussed.
1941
Occupation of Portuguese Timor by Australian and Dutch forces during World War II.
1916
1912
Portugal divides Timor between Dutch and Portuguese colonial powers; West Timor and East Timor.
1911
Revolt led by Dom Boaventura against Portuguese rule in Manufahi.
1875
1825
1749
Conflict emerges as Portuguese clash with Topasses in Timor-Leste's history.
1702
Portuguese fort in Lifau, Oecusse, became strategic base in Timor (East Timor) colonization.
1690
Portuguese missionaries convert indigenous Timorese to Christianity in historical context.
1613
Dutch colonization in East Timor: history, impact, and legacy in Southeast Asia.
1600
Portugal establishes trade route with East Timor to boost economic relations.