East Timor
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| - | '''East Timor''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-East Timor.ogg|-|ˈ|t|iː|m|ɔr}}) or '''Timor-Leste''' ({{IPAc-en|t|i|ˈ|m|ɔr|_|ˈ|l|ɛ|ʃ|t|eɪ}}; [[Tetum language|Tetum]]: ''Timór Lorosa'e''), officially the '''Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/26th-gegn-docs/WP/WP54_UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%202011.pdf|title=UNGEGN list of country names|date=2–6 May 2011|accessdate=14 August 2016|publisher=[[United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names]]}}</ref> ({{lang-pt|República Democrática de Timor-Leste}},<ref name="ConstitPORT">{{cite web|title=Constituição da República Democrática de Timor|url=http://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constituicao_RDTL_PT.pdf|website=Government of Timor-Leste|accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> {{lang-tet|Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste}}),<ref name="ConstitTETUM">{{cite web|title=Konstituisaun Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste|url=http://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constituicao_RDTL_TT.pdf|website=Government of Timor-Leste|accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> is an [[island country]] in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web|last=CIA|title=East and Southeast Asia:Timor-Leste|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency|date=29 November 2012|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tt.html|accessdate=16 December 2012}}</ref> It comprises the eastern half of the island of [[Timor]], the nearby islands of [[Atauro Island|Atauro]] and [[Jaco Island|Jaco]], and [[Oecusse]], an [[enclave and exclave|exclave]] on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by [[Indonesia]]n [[West Timor]]. [[Australia]] is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the [[Timor Sea]]. The country's size is about 15,007 km{{smallsup|2}} (5,794 sq mi).<ref name="auto"/> | + | '''East Timor''' is an [[island country]] in [[Southeast Asia]]. |
| East Timor was colonised by [[Portugal]] in the 16th century, and was known as [[Portuguese Timor]] until 28 November 1975, when the [[Fretilin|Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor]] (Fretilin) declared the territory's independence. Nine days later, it was [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor|invaded]] and [[Indonesian occupation of East Timor|occupied]] by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces|Indonesian military]]; it was declared Indonesia's [[East Timor (Indonesian province)|27th province]] the following year. The Indonesian occupation of East Timor was characterised by a highly violent, decades-long conflict between separatist groups (especially Fretilin) and the Indonesian military. | East Timor was colonised by [[Portugal]] in the 16th century, and was known as [[Portuguese Timor]] until 28 November 1975, when the [[Fretilin|Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor]] (Fretilin) declared the territory's independence. Nine days later, it was [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor|invaded]] and [[Indonesian occupation of East Timor|occupied]] by the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces|Indonesian military]]; it was declared Indonesia's [[East Timor (Indonesian province)|27th province]] the following year. The Indonesian occupation of East Timor was characterised by a highly violent, decades-long conflict between separatist groups (especially Fretilin) and the Indonesian military. | ||
| - | In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of [[self-determination]], Indonesia relinquished control of the territory. As "Timor-Leste", it became the first new [[List of sovereign states|sovereign state]] of the 21st century on 20 May 2002 and joined the [[United Nations]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=United Nations General Assembly |title=UNANIMOUS ASSEMBLY DECISION MAKES TIMOR-LESTE 191ST UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATE |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2002/ga10069.doc.htm |website=United Nations Meetings Coverage and Press Releases |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref> and the [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Taylor-Leech |first1=Kerry |title=The language situation in Timor-Leste |journal=Current Issues in Language Planning |date=2009 |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=1-68 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14664200802339840 |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref> In 2011, East Timor announced its [[Accession of East Timor to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations|intention to become the eleventh member]] of the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN).<ref>[http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/218897/east-timor-bid-to-join-asean-wins-trong-support East Timor Bid to Join ASEAN Wins 'Strong Support'], Bangkok Post, date: 31 January 2011.</ref> It is one of only two predominantly [[Christianity in Asia|Christian]] nations in [[Southeast Asia]], the other being the [[Philippines]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cavanaugh |first=Ray |url=https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/04/24/timor-leste-a-young-nation-with-strong-faith-and-heavy-burdens/ |title=Timor-Leste: A young nation with strong faith and heavy burdens |date=24 April 2019 |work=The Catholic World Report}}</ref> as well as the only country of [[Asia]] to be located completely in the [[Southern Hemisphere]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bada|first=Ferdinand |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-located-completely-in-the-southern-hemisphere.html|title=Countries Located Completely in the Southern Hemisphere|date=29 August 2019|website=www.worldatlas.com}}</ref> | + | In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of [[self-determination]], Indonesia relinquished control of the territory. As "Timor-Leste", it became the first new [[List of sovereign states|sovereign state]] of the 21st century on 20 May 2002 and joined the [[United Nations]]. It is one of only two predominantly [[Christianity in Asia|Christian]] nations in [[Southeast Asia]], the other being the [[Philippines]]. |
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"The murders of 202 people in the Bali bar bombings of October 2002 offered further embarrassment to those trying to find a respectable ‘root cause’ to explain away atrocity, and not only because thirty-eight Indonesians died along with the Australian, British and other tourists. Osama bin Laden did give a reason, but it wasn’t the right one. He said Australians died because Australia was an anti-imperialist rather than an imperialist power, whose troops had reversed the annexation of (largely Catholic) East Timor by (largely Muslim) Indonesia, which had so angered Noam Chomsky twenty-five years before. Australia had taken back conquered Islamic land therefore Australians must die. In Madrid in 2004, the ‘root cause’ of the atrocity was Spanish support for the war in Iraq." --What's Left? (2007) by Nick Cohen |
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East Timor is an island country in Southeast Asia.
East Timor was colonised by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until 28 November 1975, when the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) declared the territory's independence. Nine days later, it was invaded and occupied by the Indonesian military; it was declared Indonesia's 27th province the following year. The Indonesian occupation of East Timor was characterised by a highly violent, decades-long conflict between separatist groups (especially Fretilin) and the Indonesian military.
In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory. As "Timor-Leste", it became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on 20 May 2002 and joined the United Nations. It is one of only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia, the other being the Philippines.
