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Some of the activists continued their resistance even in exile. After World War II, the remaining exiles were pardoned and allowed to return. [20] Portuguese soldiers in East Timor. Although Portugal was neutral during World War II, in December 1941, Portuguese Timor was occupied by Australian and Dutch forces, which were expecting a Japanese ...
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Pages in category "Timor-Leste in World War II" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. J.
This is a list of monarchs of Timor since the 17th century. Timor was traditionally divided into a large number of small kingdoms whose monarchs were variously known as liurais , rajas , regulos, na'i, etc.
Timor (Portuguese: Ilha de Timor, Tetum: Illa Timór, Indonesian: Pulau Timor) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of Timor-Leste in the eastern part and Indonesia in the western part.
In the early 16th century, Portuguese and Dutch traders made contact with Timor-Leste. A Dominican mission was sent by the bishop of Malacca to Solor in 1562, and became established at Lifau in present-day Timor-Leste in 1641. [6] Portugal took over and maintained control of Timor-Leste until 1974, with a brief occupation by Japan during World ...
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 .
It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco. The western half of the island of Timor is administered by Indonesia. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is 14,950 square kilometres ...