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26 February 2018. 1600s - Portuguese invade Timor, set up trading post and use island as source of sandalwood. 1749 - Timor split following battle between Portuguese and Dutch. Portuguese take the ...

Energy in East Timor

East Timor consumes 125 GWh of electricity per annum, an average of 95 kWh per person. The country has about 270 MW of electricity capacity, 119 MW in the city of Hera. Most of …

East Timor independence

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In the leadup to the date for independence, there were ongoing diplomatic spats. Six naval vessels appeared in East Timorese territorial waters on Friday, May 17. The official reason give for this was to protect President Megawati Sukarnoputri who was attending the ceremony, even thousands of UN soldiers in East Timor had guaranteed her security. The East Timorese interim government conditionally granted permission for the Indonesian landing ship Teluk Sampit to ent…

Darwin to Dili: Contrasting challenges in Timor-Leste …

The East Timorese resistance, led by the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN), fought against Indonesian rule for 24 years, during which time as many as 200,000 East Timorese …

History of East Timor | Events, People, Independence, Dates,

East Timor. The Portuguese first settled on Timor in 1520, and the Spanish arrived in 1522. The Dutch took possession of the western portion of the island in 1613. The British governed the island in 1812–15. The Dutch and the Portuguese fought for supremacy over Timor, and Portuguese sovereignty over the island''s eastern half was …

East Timor says not seeking military ties with China, Australia and ...

Ramos-Horta said food security remains a major issue for East Timor, 22 years after gaining independence from Indonesia, and it needed investment in irrigation and roads, and to provide financial ...

East Timor''s Emerging National Security Agenda: Establishing "Real ...

See Clinton Fernandes, Reluctant Saviours: Australia, Indonesia and the Independence of East Timor (Melbourne: Scribe Publications, 2004) and Burchill, "East Timor, Australia and Indonesia." Other texts, such as The East Timor Question, go into detail about the policies of various states in relation to the East Timor Question. See …

The Independence of East Timor: Multi-dimensional Perspectives ...

A nice side effect of East Timor''s successful bid for independence in 1999 was the surge of energy within East Timor solidarity groups around the world.

Transition to Independence | SpringerLink

Abstract. East Timor''s formal independence on May 20, 2002, was celebrated by tens of thousands in Dili, along with delegates from ninety countries, and reached beyond East Timor itself to the cities of the world that had in some way contributed to this moment. At the same time, UNMISET, headed by SRSG Kamalesh Sharma of India, was ...

Jose Ramos-Horta sworn in as East Timor''s president, pledges …

East Timor celebrates 20th anniversary of independence with new president; Jose Ramos-Horta spoke of expanding bilateral relations with China, joining Asean

MOMENTUM AND THE EAST TIMOR INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT: The Origins …

Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement is not a study of events within Indonesian-ruled Timor-Leste. Instead, it studies what Timorese activists and their overseas supporters called the "international solidarity movement," a diverse network spanning the globe. Gunderson''s lens zeroes in on the United States and the role of US ...

China and East Timor: Good, But Not Best Friends

Since the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (more commonly referred to as East Timor) achieved formal independence on May 20, 2002, the PRC has worked hard to cultivate a close relationship with the world''s youngest nation. ... The PRC looks to East Timor as a source of energy supplies and raw materials; politically, Beijing would like to ...

Q&A: Timor-Leste struggles to shift from hydrocarbon economy

Timor-Leste, sometimes known as East Timor, is one of the world''s youngest countries, having formally gained its independence in 2002. ... and the impact that has had on energy markets. Look forward to the late 2020s or early to mid-2030s, though. The country''s economic future is dependent on the Greater Sunrise hydrocarbon field …

East Timor prods Australia on long-stalled gas project | Reuters

An independent study leaked to the Australian Financial Review last month showed that the total capital cost for the LNG project would be $11.8 billion in Darwin and $14.1 billion in East Timor ...

East Timor prods Australia on long-stalled gas project

East Timor is pushing to break a stalemate with Australia over how to develop the Greater Sunrise gas fields. MELBOURNE, Australia – Indonesia, South …

East Timor Renewable Energy Electrification Plan

The East Timor Renewable Energy Electrification Plan consists on the thorough analysis of wind, solar and hydro resources (including wind measurement stations installation). With desk and site assessment for each renewable energy source, in order to evaluate its potential and elaborate a corresponding Atlas and, ultimately, identification of ...

East Timor wants to tap oil and gas near Australia, so …

G eopolitical tremors were felt in the region when reports surfaced that East Timor ''s state-owned energy company was considering a US$16 billion loan from China to develop an offshore oil...

Twenty years after independence, Timor-Leste continues its epic …

In the August 30 1999 referendum, nearly 80% of East Timorese voted for independence by indicating the blue and green National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT) flag on the ballot paper.

East Timor independence – News, Research and Analysis – The ...

Timorese children are seen in 1999 following the referendum on independence from Indonesia. East Timor Alert Network August 28, 2019

East Timor prods Australia on long-stalled gas project …

Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China could all be interested in investing in a long-delayed gas project in the waters between East Timor and Australia crucial to the Asian nation''s future,...

East Timor needs Woodside gas deal: Wong

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has warned that one of Australia''s closest and poorest neighbours faces significant financial independence challenges, underlining the need to develop a new...

Q&A: Timor-Leste struggles to shift from hydrocarbon economy

The Bayu-Undan field in the Timor Sea finances about 85% of government spending, but it is nearing depletion. Ramos-Horta wants to develop the untapped oil and …

Australia steps up aid for East Timor amid China''s growing …

Canberra pledged A$35 million (US$23 million) for East Timor''s policing services and A$4 million to help Timorese workers integrate in Australia, as part of its commitment to boost ties in the ...

History of East Timor

East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania.The country comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor and the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco. The first inhabitants are thought to be descendant of Australoid and Melanesian peoples. The Portuguese began to trade with Timor by the …

East Timor Energy Reserves Are a Sensitive Independence Issue

Mari Alkatiri is one of only four surviving independence leaders in East Timor from among the group that was active when Indonesia invaded and occupied the former Portuguese colony in 1975. The ...

Timor-Leste''s uncertain future | Lowy Institute

Introduction. Timor-Leste is a nation defined still by its 1975–99 struggle for independence, first from Portugal and then from Indonesia. Since regaining formal independence in 2002 after a three-year United Nations mission, Asia''s youngest country has navigated the ups and downs of post-conflict nation-building.

East Timorese History after Independence

This paper examines recent debates over national history in post-colonial East Timor. It is argued that beneath a broadly unifying theme of ''national'' resistance to colonial occupations lies a more complex and ongoing postcolonial struggle over the ownership of core historical narratives, identities and symbols. Issue Section: History on ...

Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)

t. e. The Democratic Republic of East Timor ( Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Lorosa''e ), was a state that was unilaterally proclaimed on the territory of present-day East Timor on 28 November 1975 prior to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor nine days later on 7 December 1975.

What was "Independence" for the East Timorese? A historian''s ...

91. oriente. When Timor -Leste o cially became "independent". on 20th May 2002, I was only a junior high school stu -. dent living in Tokyo. The legendary transnational ac -. tivism for an ...

East Timor plays the China card in Sunrise gas battle

Singapore | East Timor has upped the stakes in a decades-long stand-off with an Australian company by suggesting it could approach China to build a pipeline to …

Independence hero Gusmao wins East Timor election

May 23, 2023 – 6.23pm. Dili | East Timor''s opposition party won weekend parliamentary election, meaning independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia''s ...

The Independence of East Timor: Multi-dimensional ...

Clinton Fernandes. The Independence of East Timor: Multi-dimensional Perspectives--Occupation, Resistance, and International Political Activism. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2011. 261 pp. Gerry van Klinken A nice side effect of East Timor''s successful bid for independence in 1999 was the surge of energy within East Timor …

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