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	{{Infobox country\|name=Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste\|native_name=Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Leste\|image_flag=Flag of East Timor.svg\|image_coat=East Timor COA.svg\|capital=Dili\|largest_city=Dili\|image_map=East Timor map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Portuguese<br>Tetum\|area_km2=14,874\|population_estimate=1,340,513\|population_estimate_year=2021}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste\|native_name=Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Leste\|image_flag=Flag of East Timor.svg\|image_coat=East Timor COA.svg\|capital=Dili\|largest_city=Dili\|mode_of_production=[[Neocolonial]] [[capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary semi-presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[José Ramos-Horta]]\|leader_title2=Prime Minister\|leader_name2=[[Taur Matan Ruak]]\|image_map=East Timor map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Portuguese<br>Tetum\|area_km2=14,874\|population_estimate=1,340,513\|population_estimate_year=2021}}

	'''East Timor''', officially the '''Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste''', is an island country in Southeast Asia. It was [[Colonialism\|colonized]] by [[Portugal]] and later occupied by [[Republic of Indonesia\|Indonesia]] until 1999.		'''East Timor''', officially the '''Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste''', is an island country in Southeast Asia. It was [[Colonialism\|colonized]] by [[Portugal]] and later occupied by [[Republic of Indonesia\|Indonesia]] until 1999.

	== History ==		== History ==
	The [[Timorese Democratic Union]] attempted a coup against the Portuguese colonizers in August 1975, leading to a brief civil war. The left-wing [[Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor\|~~Fretilin~~]] party was the most successful in the war and declared independence from Portugal in November. Nine days later, Indonesia under [[Suharto]] invaded at the behest of [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Henry Kissinger]]. Indonesia occupied East Timor until 1999 with [[United States of America\|US]] support, and the United States was one of the only countries that recognized East Timor as Indonesian territory. Indonesian troops killed about a third of the total East Timorese population.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
			=== Indonesian occupation ===
			The [[Timorese Democratic Union]] attempted a coup against the Portuguese colonizers in August 1975, leading to a brief civil war. The left-wing [[Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor\|FRETILIN]] party was the most successful in the war and declared independence from Portugal in November. Nine days later, Indonesia under [[Suharto]] invaded at the behest of [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Henry Kissinger]]. Indonesia occupied East Timor until 1999 with [[United States of America\|US]] support, and the United States was one of the only countries that recognized East Timor as Indonesian territory. Indonesian troops killed about a third of the total East Timorese population.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
	1945 to the Present\|isbn=9781842772201\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|page=124–125}}</ref>		1945 to the Present\|isbn=9781842772201\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|page=124–125}}</ref>

			=== IMF austerity ===
			In 1999, following an independence referendum, the [[United Nations\|UN]] established a transitional government dominated by the [[Neoliberalism\|neoliberal]] [[International Monetary Fund\|IMF]] and [[The World Bank\|World Bank]]. East Timor became de jure independent and joined the United Nations in 2002. In 2006, the United States and [[Commonwealth of Australia\|Australia]] organized a [[Colour revolution\|color revolution]] to oust anti-IMF prime minister [[Mari Alkatiri]], who had opposed President [[Xanana Gusmão]]. Neoliberal technocrat [[Estanislau da Silva]] temporarily succeeded him before being replaced by another pro-[[Imperial core\|Western]] politician, José Ramos-Horta.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Fernando A. T. Ximenes\|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]\|title=Twenty-Two years of austerity in Timor-Leste: The IMF and rebuilding the neoliberal state from scratch\|date=2022-12-30\|url=https://mronline.org/2022/12/30/twenty-two-years-of-austerity-in-timor-leste-the-imf-and-rebuilding-the-neoliberal-state-from-scratch/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231095812/https://mronline.org/2022/12/30/twenty-two-years-of-austerity-in-timor-leste-the-imf-and-rebuilding-the-neoliberal-state-from-scratch/\|archive-date=2022-12-31\|retrieved=2023-01-01}}</ref>

			== Politics ==
			The 2008 government of East Timor consisted of a coalition of four [[Right-wing politics\|right-wing]], pro-Western parties: the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction, [[Democratic Party (East Timor)\|Democratic Party]], [[Social Democratic Party (East Timor)\|Social-Democratic Party]], and [[Timorese Social-Democratic Association]].<ref name=":0" />

	== References ==		== References ==

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste\|native_name=Repúblika Demokrátika de		{{Infobox country\|name=Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste\|native_name=Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Leste\|image_flag=Flag of East Timor.svg\|image_coat=East Timor COA.svg\|capital=Dili\|largest_city=Dili\|image_map=East Timor map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Portuguese<br>Tetum\|area_km2=14,874\|population_estimate=1,340,513\|population_estimate_year=2021}}
	Timór-Leste\|image_flag=Flag of East Timor.svg\|image_coat=East Timor COA.svg\|capital=Dili\|largest_city=Dili\|image_map=East Timor map.svg\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Portuguese<br>Tetum\|area_km2=14,874\|population_estimate=1,340,513\|population_estimate_year=2021}}

	'''East Timor''', officially the '''Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste''', is an island country in Southeast Asia. It was [[Colonialism\|colonized]] by [[Portugal]] and later occupied by [[Republic of Indonesia\|Indonesia]] until 1999.		'''East Timor''', officially the '''Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste''', is an island country in Southeast Asia. It was [[Colonialism\|colonized]] by [[Portugal]] and later occupied by [[Republic of Indonesia\|Indonesia]] until 1999.

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	== History ==		== History ==
	The [[Timorese Democratic Union]] attempted a coup against the Portuguese colonizers in August 1975, leading to a brief civil war. The left-wing [[Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor\|Fretilin]] party was the most successful in the war and declared independence from Portugal in November. Nine days later, Indonesia under [[Suharto]] invaded at the behest of [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Henry Kissinger]]. Indonesia occupied East Timor until 1999 with [[United States of America\|US]] support, and the United States was one of the only countries that recognized East Timor as Indonesian territory. Indonesian troops killed about a third of the total East Timorese population.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,		The [[Timorese Democratic Union]] attempted a coup against the Portuguese colonizers in August 1975, leading to a brief civil war. The left-wing [[Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor\|Fretilin]] party was the most successful in the war and declared independence from Portugal in November. Nine days later, Indonesia under [[Suharto]] invaded at the behest of [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Henry Kissinger]]. Indonesia occupied East Timor until 1999 with [[United States of America\|US]] support, and the United States was one of the only countries that recognized East Timor as Indonesian territory. Indonesian troops killed about a third of the total East Timorese population.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2002\|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower\|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
	1945 to the Present\|isbn=9781842772201\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|page=~~119~~}}</ref>		1945 to the Present\|isbn=9781842772201\|publisher=Zed Books Ltd\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf\|page=124–125}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Countries]]		[[Category:Countries]]
	[[Category:Global south]]		[[Category:Global south]]

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{{Infobox country|name=Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste|native_name=Repúblika Demokrátika de
Timór-Leste|image_flag=Flag of East Timor.svg|image_coat=East Timor COA.svg|capital=Dili|largest_city=Dili|image_map=East Timor map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Portuguese<br>Tetum|area_km2=14,874|population_estimate=1,340,513|population_estimate_year=2021}}

'''East Timor''', officially the '''Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste''', is an island country in Southeast Asia. It was [[Colonialism|colonized]] by [[Portugal]] and later occupied by [[Republic of Indonesia|Indonesia]] until 1999.

== History ==
The [[Timorese Democratic Union]] attempted a coup against the Portuguese colonizers in August 1975, leading to a brief civil war. The left-wing [[Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor|Fretilin]] party was the most successful in the war and declared independence from Portugal in November. Nine days later, Indonesia under [[Suharto]] invaded at the behest of [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Henry Kissinger]]. Indonesia occupied East Timor until 1999 with [[United States of America|US]] support, and the United States was one of the only countries that recognized East Timor as Indonesian territory. Indonesian troops killed about a third of the total East Timorese population.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2002|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
1945 to the Present|isbn=9781842772201|publisher=Zed Books Ltd|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf|page=119}}</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Global south]]