Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)

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The Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetun: Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Lorosa'e), or simply East Timor or Timor-Leste (Portuguese: Timor-Leste, Tetun: Timór-Lorosa'e) was a state that was unilaterally proclaimed on the territory of present-day Timor-Leste on 28 November 1975 by Fretilin prior to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor nine days later on 7 December 1975. Its sovereignty was recognised by a small number of states, before it was invaded and subsequently annexed by Indonesia on 17 July 1976. Following continued resistance and growing international pressure, Timor-Leste became independent on 20 May 2002.

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