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The 1974 coup in Portugal lead to decolonisation among its former colonies creating instability in East Timor.
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Military wing of the political party FRETILIN established in response to FRETILIN's politicla conflict with the Timorese Democratic Union
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Five Australian based journalists are killed along the West Timor border allegedly by Indonesian troops.
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Following a small-scale civil war, pro-indpendece party FRETILIN declared victory and an independent East Timor after centuries of portuguese colonial rule
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Indonesia invades and occupies East Timor declaring it a province of Indonesia. Indonesia occupied East Timor from December 1975 - October 1999.
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The draft prepared by nations in favour of East Timor's Independence including Algeria, Cuba, Senegal and Guyana was adopted as GA Resolution 3485 called on indonesia to "withdraw without delay"
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Arnaldo Dos Reis Araujo is elected as President of the Provisional Governement for East Timor up untill 17th July 1976
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UDT leader Lopez da Cruz reported 60,000 Timorese killed during the Indonesian invasion
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FALINTIL is the armed forces of National Liberation of East Timor, the arned wing of FRETILIN
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following a brief confrontation between Indonesian troops and peacefull pro independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz Cemetery, 200 Indonesian soldiers opened fire on the crowd. At least 250 Timorses were killed.
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Xanana arrested in Dili by Indonesian military for subversion
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Indonesian courts in Dili sentece Xanana to life imprisonment
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Anniversary of invasion marked by protest of 112 East Timorese and sympathisers who enter russian and Ditch embassies in Jakarta
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A Nobel Peace Prize were awarded to Carlos Filipe Ximenas Belo and Jose Ramol-Horta for ongoing peacefull efforts to end the Indonesian occupation
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Indonesia says it will consider independence fro east Timor if people reject autonomy
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Xanana moved from Jakarta prison to house arrest. Gusmao orders guerillas to resume independece struggle
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A referendum resulted in 78% of independence from Indonesia
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East Timor an Independent Nation Xanana Gusmao is sworn as the country's president
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First president of East Timor when it became fromally independent
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