Born today : June 20th - Xanana GusmΓ£o, Revolutionary Activist, Civil Servant, Politician, President of East Timor, Prime Minister of East Timor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanβ¦
TIL: Indigenous Taiwanese are an Austronesian population (similar to those of East Timor, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and others), estimated to have inhabited the island for around 5,500 years. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiβ¦
TIL That the song "Am I Ever Going to See Your Face Again" (where the crowd always replies "No Way! Get F***ed! F*** off!") was performed in front of the Foreign Minister of East Timor, the Roman Catholic Bishop of East Timor, and a very embarrassed commander of Aussie forces in East Timor abc.net.au/news/2014-04-2β¦
The tree whisperer: An Australian aid worker's eureka moment has turned the tide for drought-ravaged lands in Africa. Now he is looking to do the same closer to home in East Timor. smh.com.au/environment/thβ¦
[World] - Former East Timor independence fighter on course for presidency | Manila Bulletin news.mb.com.ph/2017/03/21β¦
So my parents went to East Timor for an aid program, and this is the type of photo my Dad sent back to me. He's the best. imgur.com/S25Ok
Xanana Gusmao: East Timor independence hero embraces dying BJ Habibie bbc.co.uk/news/world-asiaβ¦
In the preamble to the Constitution of Indonesia it is written "Whereas independence is the inalienable right of all nations, therefore, all colonialism must be abolished in this world ....". How did the Indonesians reconciled this view with the annexation of East Timor ?
One of the founding fathers of Timor-Leste is confident that Australia will return millions of dollars generated from oil fields that belong to the developing South-East Asian country under an international agreement signed one year ago but yet to be ratified. abc.net.au/news/2019-04-2β¦
Is a yes vote for an independent Scotland a revolutionary tactic ? thecommune.co.uk/2014/07/β¦
The flag of Oecusse, an exclave of East Timor
'We don't have anything': East Timor pleads for help to quarantine citizens in Bali google.com/amp/s/www.thejβ¦
What if the malay countries (indonesia, the philippines, malaysia, singapore, east timor, and brunei) united?
I'm going to assume they united in 1960, seeing as indonesia, malaysia, and the philippines were all making an effort to realize this.(it fell apart tho)
[WP] For whatever reason, the Treaty of Paris was never signed, and the American Revolutionary War never formally concluded. England still does not recognize the US as an independent nation, and Cold-War-style hostilities, punctuated by bouts of open conflict, have continued for the last 240 years.
