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The following is a list of notable East Timorese people: Marí Alkatiri; Maria Domingas Alves (born 1959), women's rights activist; Francisco Xavier do Amaral; Norberto Do Amaral; Aliança de Araújo (born 1952), politician; Aicha Bassarewan, politician; Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo; Madalena Boavida, politician
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Country in Southeast Asia For the former Indonesian province, see East Timor (province). Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste República Democrática de Timor-Leste (Portuguese) Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste (Tetum) Flag Emblem Motto: Unidade, Acção, Progresso (Portuguese) "Unity ...
In East Timor alone, over 432,766 people speak Tetum as their first language (2015). Of the different dialects, 361,027 East Timorese stated that Tetun Prasa is their mother tongue, 71,418 mentioned Tetun Terik, and 321 mentioned Nanaek (2015). [1] The historical exonym Belu means 'friend' or 'protector'. Therefore, the eastern part of the ...
People from East Timor by district (13 C) E. Ethnic groups in East Timor (2 C, 8 P) N. East Timorese Nobel laureates (2 P) P. East Timorese prisoners and detainees (2 ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in East Timor" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Tetum people; Toko Lay This page was ...
A typical traditional clothing called "tais" as seen in a market in Atsabe, circa 1968–1970. Before the colonial period, Atsabe was one of the centers of Timor under the koronel bote (meaning "Kings") of Atsabe Kemak, which dominated the entire Kemak inhabited areas in East Timor until the colonial period.
East Timor’s opposition party won Sunday’s parliamentary election, meaning independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia’s youngest democracy. The final ...
Within West Timor lies an exclave of East Timor called Oecusse District. The island covers an area of 30,777 square kilometres (11,883 square miles). The name is a variant of timur, Malay for "east"; it is so called because it lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Mainland Australia is less than 500 km away, separated by the ...