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East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
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Timor-Leste
Country in Southeast Asia
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, 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 outer islands of Atauro and Jaco.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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20th-century Portuguese officer and governor of East Timor
Mário Lemos Pires was a major-general of the Portuguese Army and the last colonial governor of Portuguese Timor.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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1702–1975/1999 Portuguese colony in Southeast Asia
Portuguese Timor was a Portuguese colony on the territory of present-day East Timor from 1702 until 1975. During most of this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dili
Capital and largest city of Timor-Leste
Dili is the capital and largest city of Timor-Leste. It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in by mountains. The climate is tropical, with distinct wet and dry seasons. The city has served as the economic hub and chief port of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Timorese Democratic Union
Conservative political party in Timor-Leste
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Fretilin
East Timorese political party and former resistance movement
The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor is a separatist organization turned centre-left political party in Timor-Leste. It presently holds 19 of 65 seats in the National Parliament. Fretilin formed the government in East Timor until its independence in 2002. It…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)