Is East Timor still part of Indonesia?

East Timor is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania known as Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The country comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor and the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco. The country was later incorporated as a province of Indonesia.

Is Timor-Leste same as East Timor?

On 27 September 2002, East Timor was renamed Timor-Leste, using the Portuguese language, and was admitted as a member state by the UN.

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Why did Indonesia not have a legal right to East Timor?

Indonesia had no legal right to East Timor. According to the constitution, the territory of Indonesia is defined as the entire area of the Dutch East Indies (Hindia Belanda). East Timor was never part of it because it was under Portuguese control. So the annexation of East Timor by Indonesia in 1975 was NOT legal according to its own constitution.

Why did Portugal leave East Timor?

After slightly more than 200 years of colonising East Timor, Portugal abandoned it in ‘74–’75. Indonesia (supported by Australia, Britain and US), invaded it in late ’75 and declared it part of Indonesia the following year. E.Timor has offshore oil and gas reserves (and we all know what that means!).

What is it like to work with the East Timorese diaspora?

, Have worked with the East Timorese diaspora for 20 years. They’re fairly pragmatic and there are close links with their giant neighbour and its people, even from the older generation of leaders who were educated in the Portuguese era and escaped just before Indonesia invaded in 1975, and did not return until the end of Indonesian rule in 1999.

Where do East Timorese students go to University?

Even after independence, many East Timorese still go to university in Indonesia, where they are charged the same fees as students from Indonesia, despite Indonesian no longer being widely taught in schools, if at all, making them cheaper than those in Australia or Portugal.