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The Struggle for East Timor


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Most people in the West know very little about Indonesia, let alone about the tiny half-island called East Timor. Its history is complex; its future is uncertain.

We recommend the uninitiated start here with this relatively painless primer on the history of East Timor from its days as a Portuguese colony, through the invasion by Indonesia in 1975, and the subsequent decades of struggle against violent occupation, up to the current hope for independence.

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Q & A
Is Indonesia sincere about East Timor's self-determination? Nobel Peace Prize-winner José Ramos-Horta, Timor resistance leader Xanana Gusmão, and ETAN director John Miller respond.

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