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Research Essay, East Timor - Research Paper

Research Essay, East Timor

Hypothesis: The Situation that has arisen in East Timor has been heavily one sided towards the militaristic regime that has destroyed the fabric of life for the people of East Timor.
East Timor has a history plagued by crime, injustice, war and death and during all of these times the church was there in one way or another giving support for the communities, but it has not always been that way. When the Portuguese colonized East Timor four decades ago it was a neglected, undeveloped and poor out post for the Portuguese but it remained a relatively safe and easy going place for people to live and it also showed signs of becoming an independent nation. After the 1974 Carnation Revolution in ...

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with outcomes designed in favor of Indonesia. While still in that year only a few months later in August the situation deteriorated dramatically with Indonesia stepping up its campaign. During this time there was a split in the coalition, that had been formed only months earlier with the UDT breaking away and as a result of this it sparked a short lived civil war. When the Portuguese forces moved to a nearby island of Atauro the UDT lost power and Fretilin gained control. However this did not help, as the Portuguese were refusing to return to Dili (Capital) and oversea the decolonisation process. Then a shock, which drew Australia into the struggle, when 5 Australian born journalists were killed by Indonesian security forces when they were reporting on a conflict between pro-Fretilin supporters and the Indonesian military. With the now imminent threat of an Indonesian invasion, little to no international interest excluding Australia and abandonment by the Portuguese delegation, ...

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Added: 11/15/2005 02:11:54 AM
Category: Geography
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1044
Pages: 4

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