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Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy is a 1994 Central Independent Television documentary, written and presented by John Pilger, and directed and produced by David Munro, which documents the involvement of Western governments in the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor.
An international East Timor solidarity movement arose in response to the 1975 invasion of East Timor by Indonesia and the occupation that followed. The movement was supported by churches, human rights groups, and peace campaigners, but developed its own organisations and infrastructure in many countries.
East Timor became an independent nation. 2005: East Timor joined the ASEAN Regional Forum, as a part of the country's bid for accession to ASEAN as a whole. 2006: 2006 East Timorese crisis: A national crisis that included a coup attempt swept the nation.
Internationally, ETISC, with its influence in Ireland and the European Union, was one of the most effective support groups for East Timor's independence. [7] In East Timor, Hyland was given the honorary name Malae Maubere. "Malae" means "foreigner", "Maubere" is a term for East Timorese, so the name roughly means "East Timorese from abroad". [12]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to East Timor: East Timor – sovereign island nation located in Southeast Asia. [1] East Timor comprises the eastern half of the Island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian ...
Oscar Isaac plays the young José Ramos-Horta, who would later receive the Nobel Peace Prize and become the second President of East Timor, [2] who joins East in the movie. Filming began on 30 June 2008, in Dili , East Timor , [ 3 ] and the film was released the following year.
Timor-Leste, [a] also known as East Timor, [b] officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor , the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco .
Answered by Fire is a two-part television film based on the 1999 conflicts in East Timor that led to its independence in 2002. The film is based on "Dancing with the Devil: A Personal Account of Policing the East Timor Vote for Independence", which was written by David Savage, an Australian Federal Police Officer who was based in Maliana during the vote and where the fictional "Nunura" is ...