Cities in East Timor

• List of cities in East Timor
• Aileu
  Aileu
  Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, East Timor. It is located 47km southwest of Dili, the national capital, Dili and has a population of 17,356....
  
  
• Ainaro
  Ainaro
  Ainaro is a town in East Timor, the capital of the Ainaro District, and is located in the southwest part of the country. The subdistrict has a population of approximately 12,000 people. It contains the small mountain town of Ainaro, the district capital, along with the villages of Soro, Maununo,...
  
  
• Atabae
  Atabae
  Atabae is a city in the suco of Rairobo ....
  
  
• Balibo
  Balibo
  Balibo is a town in East Timor situated approximately from the Indonesian border. It is located in the subdistrict of Balibo, Bobonaro District....
  
  
• Baquia
  Baquia
  Baguia is a subdistrict in Baucau District, East Timor....
  
  
• Baucau
  Baucau
  Baucau is the second-largest city in East Timor, after Dili, the capital, which lies 122 km east of Dili.Baucau has about 16,000 inhabitants, and is the capital of Baucau, located in the eastern part of the country...
  
  
• Bazartete
  Bazartete
  Bazartete is a village in East Timor, comprising a subdistrict of Liquiçá district, located on a mountain top deep in the rain forest, just to the southeast of Liquiçá township...
  
  
• Bobonaro
  Bobonaro
  The Bobonaro district is one of 13 administrative districts within the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste commonly known as East Timor. It is the second-most western district on the east half of the island. It has a population of 82,385 and an area of 1,368 km2. Its subdistricts are Atabae,...
  
  
• Buku Mera
  Buku Mera
  Buku Mera is a village situated midways up a mountain range, in the East Timor Liquiçá district. The village is located to the south east of the Liquiçá township, halfway between Liquiçá and Bazartete. During September 1999, the village suffered numerous cases of rape and murder at the hands of the...
  
  
• Dare (city)
  Dare (city)
  Dare is a city in Dili District, East Timor....
  
  
• Dili
  Dili
  Dili, spelled Díli in Portuguese, is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor.-Geography and Administration:Dili lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands....
  
  
• Ermera
  Ermera
  Ermera is one of the districts of East Timor, located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 103,169 and an area of 746 km2. Its capital is Gleno, which is located 30 km to the southwest of the national capital, Dili...
  
  
• Fatolulic
  Fatolulic
  Fatululic is a city, suco and subdistrict in Cova Lima District, East Timor. The population of the subdistrict is 1.894 . The suco has 549 inhabitants.- The name :...
  
  
• Fohorern
  Fohorern
  Fohoren is a village and suco in the subdistrict of Fohorem, Cova Lima District, East Timor.According to the 2004 census, the suco of Fohoren has a population of 1,468 people. Its current chief is Agusto Cardoso .- History :...
  
  
• Gleno
  Gleno
  Gleno is a city in East Timor, to the southwest of Dili, the national capital. It is in the suco of Riheu . Gleno has a population of 8,133...
  
  
• Hotudo
  Hotudo
  Hato-Udo is a subdistrict in Ainaro District, East Timor....
  
  
• Laga (East Timor)
  Laga (East Timor)
  Laga is a city and subdistrict in Baucau District, East Timor....
  
  
• Liquiçá
  Liquiçá
  Liquiçá is a coastal city in East Timor, 32 km to the west of Dili, the national capital. Liquiçá is the capital of Liquiçá district...
  
  
• Lolotoe
  Lolotoe
  Lolotoe is a city in Bobonaro District, East Timor. It is the capitel of Lolotoe subdistrict, which has 7,021 inhabitants. Most of them are cultivating coffee....
  
  
• Lospalos
  Lospalos
  Lospalos is a city in East Timor, 248 km to the east of Dili, the national capital. Lospalos has a population of 17,186 and is the capital of the district of Lautém and the subdistrict of Lospalos...
  
  
• Maliana
  Maliana
  Maliana is a city in East Timor, 149 km southwest of Dili, the national capital. It has a population of 22,000. It is the capital of the district of Bobonaro and subdistrict of Maliana, and is located just a few kilometers from the border with Indonesia...
  
  
• Manatuto
  Manatuto
  Manatuto is a city and one of the subdistricts of Manatuto District/East Timor.-The city:Manatuto Vila has 1,924 inhabitants and is capital of the subdistrict and district Manatuto. It is on the north coast of Timor, located 64 km to the east of Dili, the national capital, on the way to Baucau...
  
  
• Maubara
  Maubara
  Maubara is a village in East Timor and is a subdistrict of the district of Liquiçá, just west of the city of Liquiçá.During the beginning of the Portuguese occupation, it was taken by the Netherlands. There is a historic Dutch fort, located at the entrance to the village on the seaside overlooking...
  
  
• Metinaro
  Metinaro
  Metinaro is a city in Dili District, East Timor. The coast has a wonderful diving area with a colourful world of animals.Metinaro is also the home of the East Timor's 1st Battalion F-FDTL . Located at the Metinaro Barracks is also the Recruit Training Centre and the Defence Force School of Languages...
  
  
• Pante Macassar
  Pante Macassar
  Pante Macassar is a city and subdistrict on the north coast of East Timor, 281 km to the west of Dili, the nation's capital. It has a population of 4,730 . It is the capital of the Oecusse exclave .The name literally means "beach of Makasar," alluding to the erstwhile trade with Makasar in Sulawesi...
  
  
• Passabe
  Passabe
  Passabe is a subdistrict of the Oecusse District of East Timor, which is an enclave surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. In the 2004 census it had a population of 7,531 people in 1,153 households. Passabe is a small village in the subdistrict, very near the Indonesian border...
  
  
• Quelicai
• Same (East Timor)
  Same (East Timor)
  Same is a city and subdistrict in the interior of East Timor, 81 km south of Dili, the national capital. Same has a population of 25,000 and is the capital of the district of Manufahi, which was known as the district of Same in Portuguese Timor....
  
  
• Suai
  Suai
  Suai is a city in East Timor. It has a population of 23,000 and is located 138 km to the southwest of Dili, the national capital. Suai is the capital of the Cova Lima district, which is in the southwest of the country. It is located just a few kilometers from the Timor Sea, on the south side of the...
  
  
• Tilomar
  Tilomar
  Tilomar is a city and subdistrict in Cova Lima District, East Timor....
  
  
• Venilale
  Venilale
  Venilale is a city and subdistricts in Baucau District, East Timor....
  
  
• Viqueque
  Viqueque
  Viqueque is a city in the south-east of East Timor, 183 km from Dili, the national capital. Viqueque is the capital of the district of Viqueque and subdistrict of Viqueque, in the eastern part of the country with five subdistricts under its control, they are: Uatu-Lari, Uatu-Carbau, Viqueque,...
  
  
• Zumalai
  Zumalai
  Zumalai is a city and subdistrict in East Timor. It is part of Cova Lima District since 2003. Before, it was in Ainaro District....
  
  

East Timorese culture

• Culture of East Timor
  Culture of East Timor
  The Culture of East Timor reflects numerous cultural influences, including Portuguese, Roman Catholic and Malay, on the indigenous Austronesian cultures in East Timor.-Literature:...
  
  
• Arte Moris
  Arte Moris
  Arte Moris is the first fine arts school, cultural center and artists’ association in East Timor. It is based in the capital, Dili....
  
  
• Bibi Bulak
  Bibi Bulak
  Bibi Bulak Performance Arts and Music Troupe is a professional drama and music troupe based in East Timor. They are linked to the Timorese art school Arte Moris and share facilities with them at the Arte Moris Cultural Centre in Comoro Dili....
  
  
• Coat of arms of East Timor
  Coat of arms of East Timor
  The coat of arms of East Timor was introduced on 18 January 2007 under the Law 02/2007. It is based on a design first used when the country unilaterally declared independence on November 28, 1975....
  
  
• Flag of East Timor
  Flag of East Timor
  The flag of East Timor was adopted in 2002. It is the same as the 1975 flag....
  
  

Languages of East Timor

• Languages of East Timor
  Languages of East Timor
  The languages of East Timor include both Austronesian and Papuan languages. The lingua franca and national language of East Timor is Tetum, an Austronesian language influenced by Portuguese, with which it has equal status as an official language. The language of the Ocussi exclave is Uab Meto...
  
  
• Bunak
  Bunak
  The Bunak are an ethnic group that live in the mountainous region of central Timor, split between the political boundary between West Timor, Indonesia, particularly in Lamaknen District and East Timor...
  
  
• Fataluku language
  Fataluku language
  Fataluku is a Papuan language spoken by approximately 30,000 people of Fataluku ethnicity in the eastern areas of East Timor, especially around Lospalos. It is a Papuan language, and is usually considered a Trans–New Guinea language...
  
  
• Makalero
• Makasae
  Makasae
  Makasae is a Papuan language spoken by about 70,000 people on the eastern part of East Timor, in the districts of Baucau and Viqueque, just to the west of Fataluku...
  
  
• Mambai
  Mambai
  The Mambai are the second largest ethnic group in East Timor. Their language is also called Mambai and has ISO 639-3 code mgm.-People:...
  
  
• Tetum language
  Tetum language
  Tetum is an Austronesian language, a national language and one of the two official languages of East Timor. It is also used in parts of West Timor that adjoin East Timor, particularly in Belu Regency...
  
  
• Tocodede
  Tocodede
  Tocodede is one of the languages of East Timor, spoken by about 65,000 people in the district of Liquiçá, especially the subdistricts of Maubara and Liquiçá along the Lois River. The number has declined in recent years...
  
  
• Waimoa language
  Waimoa language
  Waimoa or Waima'a is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 3,000 people in northeast East Timor. It is reported to be mutually intelligible with Kairui-Midiki. Waimoa is one of four languages, which are united called Kawaimina.- Phonology :...
  
  
• Wetarese
  Wetarese
  Wetarese is the language of Wetar, an island in the south Maluku, Indonesia, as well as the nearby islands Liran and Atauro, the latter belonging to East Timor....
  
  

Districts of East Timor

• Districts of East Timor
  Districts of East Timor
  ||East Timor is divided into thirteen administrative districts. The districts are divided into subdistricts, and further subdivided into sucos.The borders between Cova-Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.-References:...
  
  
• Aileu District
• Ainaro District
• Baucau District
• Bobonaro District
• Cova Lima District
• Dili District
• Ermera District
• Lautém District
• Liquiçá District
• Manatuto District
• Manufahi District
• Oecusse District
  Oecusse District
  Oecusse is a district of East Timor. It is a coastal exclave in the western part of the island of Timor, separated from the rest of East Timor by West Timor, which is part of the province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia, and which surrounds Oecusse in all directions except the north, where it...
  
  
• Viqueque District

Economy of East Timor

• Economy of East Timor
  Economy of East Timor
  The economy of East Timor is ranked as a lower-middle income economy by the World Bank. It is placed 158th by Human Development Index, indicating a low level of human development. 20% of the population is unemployed, and 52.9% lives on less than US $1.25 a day...
  
  
• East Timor centavo coins
  East Timor centavo coins
  For earlier currencies issued by East Timor, see Portuguese Timorese escudo and Portuguese Timorese pataca.East Timor centavo coins were introduced in East Timor in 2003 for use alongside United States Dollar banknotes and coins, which had been introduced in 2000 to replace the Indonesian rupiah...
  
  
• Portuguese Timorese pataca
  Portuguese Timorese pataca
  The pataca was a monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor between 1894 and 1958, except for the period 1942-1945, when the occupying Japanese forces introduced the Netherlands Indies gulden and the roepiah...
  
  

Education in East Timor

• Arte Moris
  Arte Moris
  Arte Moris is the first fine arts school, cultural center and artists’ association in East Timor. It is based in the capital, Dili....
  
  
• Bibi Bulak
  Bibi Bulak
  Bibi Bulak Performance Arts and Music Troupe is a professional drama and music troupe based in East Timor. They are linked to the Timorese art school Arte Moris and share facilities with them at the Arte Moris Cultural Centre in Comoro Dili....
  
  
• Universidade Nacional de Timor-Leste
  Universidade Nacional de Timor-Leste
  The National University of East Timor , based in Dili, is the major institution of higher education in East Timor.-The University - UNTIM:The current university has its roots in the Universitas Timor Timur . UNTIM was a private university and was the only university in East Timor. It was housed in...
  
  

Conservation in East Timor

Geography of East Timor

• Geography of East Timor
  Geography of East Timor
  This article describes the geography of East Timor.Location:Geographic coordinates:Map references:Area:* Total: 14,874 km²* Land: NA km²* Water: NA km²Land boundaries:* Total: * Border countries: Indonesia Coastline:Maritime claims:...
  
  
• Demographics of East Timor
  Demographics of East Timor
  This article is about the demographic features of the population of East Timor, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
  
  
• ISO 3166-2:TL
  ISO 3166-2:TL
  ISO 3166-2:TL is the entry for East Timor in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for East Timor, ISO 3166-2 codes...
  
  
• Ombai Strait
  Ombai Strait
  The Ombai Strait is the strait which separates the Alor Archipelago from the islands of Wetar, Atauro, and Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Wetar is part of the Maluku Province of Indonesia, the Alor Archipelago and the western part of Timor are part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara,...
  
  
• Subdistricts of East Timor
  Subdistricts of East Timor
  The districts of East Timor are divided into 65 subdistricts, with one designated as the capital. Each subdistrict is divided into several villages , the smallest political division of East Timor...
  
  
• Timor
  Timor
  Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of the Timor Sea. It is divided between the independent state of East Timor, and West Timor, belonging to the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. The island's surface is 30,777 square kilometres...
  
  
• Timor Sea
  Timor Sea
  The Timor Sea is a relatively shallow sea bounded to the north by the island of Timor, to the east by the Arafura Sea, to the south by Australia and to the west by the Indian Ocean....
  
  
• Wetar Strait
  Wetar Strait
  The Wetar Strait separates the eastern part of the island of Timor from the island of Wetar. It thus lies between the nations of Indonesia to the north and East Timor to the south. To the west is Atauro, and beyond it the Ombai Strait; while to the east is the southern part of the Banda Sea and...
  
  

Government of East Timor

• East Timor solidarity movement
• Timor Leste Defence Force
• National Parliament of East Timor
  National Parliament of East Timor
  The National Parliament of East Timor is the unicameral national legislature in East Timor. It was created in 2001 as the Constituent Assembly while the country was still under the supervision of the United Nations, but renamed itself to the National Parliament with the attaining of national...
  
  
• President of East Timor
  President of East Timor
  The President of East Timor is the Head of state of the East Timorese republic, elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The role is largely symbolic, though he is able to veto some legislation. Following elections, the president appoints as the prime minister, the leader of the majority party...
  
  
• Prime Minister of East Timor
  Prime Minister of East Timor
  The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste is the head of government in East Timor. The President is the head of state. The Prime Minister is chosen by the political party or alliance of political parties with a majority in the national legislature and is formally appointed by the president...
  
  
• United Nations Office in Timor Leste
  United Nations Office in Timor Leste
  United Nations Office in East Timor supported the capacity development of critical state institutions, including the East Timor National Police in order to strengthen democratic governance and to help further build to peace in East Timor...
  
  

Foreign relations of East Timor

• Foreign relations of East Timor
  Foreign relations of East Timor
  After the referendum on independence on August 30, 1999, East Timor became an independent nation on May 20 2002 and it has started initiating foreign relations with the rest of the global community.- Association of Southeast Asian Nations :...
  
  
• List of Ambassadors from New Zealand to Timor-Leste
• Timorese diplomatic missions
  Timorese diplomatic missions
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of East Timor. As the poorest country in Asia with a limited number of trained personnel, East Timor is only slowly beginning to develop its network of embassies abroad. East Timor established a mission in Maputo, Mozambique, which gave diplomatic support to...
  
  
• United Nations Office in Timor Leste
  United Nations Office in Timor Leste
  United Nations Office in East Timor supported the capacity development of critical state institutions, including the East Timor National Police in order to strengthen democratic governance and to help further build to peace in East Timor...
  
  

History of East Timor

• History of East Timor
  History of East Timor
  East Timor is a small country in Southeast Asia, officially 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 first inhabitants are thought to be descendant of Australoid and Melanesian peoples...
  
  
• 2006 East Timor crisis
  2006 East Timor crisis
  The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the military of East Timor over discrimination within the military, and expanded to a coup attempt and general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili...
  
  
• Aitarak
  Aitarak
  Aitarak was the name of one of the most feared pro-Indonesia militia groups in East Timor during the late 1990s. On April 17, 1999, the group conducted 12 murders at the Manuel Carrascalão House Massacre in Dili. That same month members took part in the Liquiçá Church Massacre...
  
  
• Balibo Five
  Balibo Five
  The Balibo Five was a group of journalists for Australian television networks based in the town of Balibo in East Timor where they were killed on 16 October 1975 during Indonesian incursions prior to the invasion....
  
  
• Battle of Timor (1942-43)
  Battle of Timor (1942-43)
  The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War. Japanese forces invaded the island on 20 February 1942 and were resisted by a small, under-equipped force of Allied military personnel—known as Sparrow Force—predominantly from Australia and the...
  
  
• Besi Merah Putih
  Besi Merah Putih
  Besi Merah Putih , meaning 'red and white iron' in Indonesian, is the official name of a pro-Indonesia militia operating in the district of Liquiçá, and originating in the village of Maubara.- Acts of Murder, Torture and Intimidation :...
  
  
• Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor
  Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor
  The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor was an independent truth commission established in East Timor in 2001 under the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor and charged to “inquire into human rights violations committed...
  
  
• Dili massacre
• Tomé Diogo
• East Timor solidarity movement
• INTERFET
  INTERFET
  The International Force for East Timor was a multinational peacekeeping taskforce, mandated by the United Nations to address the humanitarian and security crisis which took place in East Timor from 1999–2000 until the arrival of United Nations peacekeepers...
  
  
• Laksaur
  Laksaur
  Laksaur was one of the pro-Indonesia militias which committed atrocities around the time of the referendum for independence in 1999 in East Timor. They are considered the principal agents in the Suai Church Massacre, which occurred a week after the referendum. They were believed to have been...
  
  
• Liquiçá Church Massacre
  Liquiçá Church Massacre
  The Liquiçá Church Massacre was an atrocity that occurred in the war torn country of East Timor, in April, 1999. It was the first case to be heard by the Second Special Panel.-Events and Aftermath:...
  
  
• Operation Astute
  Operation Astute
  Operation Astute is an Australian-led military deployment to East Timor to quell unrest and return stability in the 2006 East Timor crisis. It is currently headed by Brigadier Bill Sowry, and commenced on 25 May 2006 under the command of Brigadier Michael Slater...
  
  
• Portuguese Timor
  Portuguese Timor
  Portuguese Timor was the name of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. During this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Netherlands East Indies, and later with Indonesia....
  
  
• Portuguese Timorese escudo
  Portuguese Timorese escudo
  The escudo was the currency of Portuguese Timor between 1959 and 1976. It replaced the pataca at a rate of 5.6 escudos = 1 pataca and was equivalent to the Portuguese escudo. It was replaced by the Indonesian rupiah following East Timor's occupation by Indonesia. The escudo was subdivided into 100...
  
  
• Portuguese Timorese pataca
  Portuguese Timorese pataca
  The pataca was a monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor between 1894 and 1958, except for the period 1942-1945, when the occupying Japanese forces introduced the Netherlands Indies gulden and the roepiah...
  
  
• Pro-Indonesia militia
  Pro-Indonesia militia
  Pro-Indonesia militias were East Timorese paramilitary militia groups that formed to show loyalty to the Indonesian government during the movement for East Timorese independence in the late 1990s...
  
  
• Second Special Panel
• Sparrow Force
  Sparrow Force
  Sparrow Force was a detachment based on the 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion and other British and Australian 8th Division units, during World War II. The force was formed to defend the island of Timor, from invasion by the Empire of Japan...
  
  
• Suai Church Massacre
  Suai Church Massacre
  The Suai Church Massacre happened on September 6, 1999, two days after the announcement of the results of the independence referendum, in Suai, a city in the district of Cova Lima in the southwestern part of East Timor...
  
  
• Timor Gap Treaty
  Timor Gap Treaty
  Officially known as the Treaty between Australia and the Republic of Indonesia on the zone of cooperation in an area between the Indonesian province of East Timor and Northern Australia, the Timor Gap Treaty is a treaty between the governments of Australia and Indonesia...
  
  
• UN Administrator for East Timor
  UN Administrator for East Timor
  The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor was appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor...
  
  
• United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
  United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
  The United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor was established on 20 May 2002, the same day which East Timor became an internationally recognized independent state and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor came to an end.Military and police forces from contributing...
  
  
• United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
  United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
  The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor, from its establishment on October 25, 1999 until its independence on May 20, 2002 following the outcome of the East Timor Special...
  
  

Organisations based in East Timor

• Associação dos Escuteiros de Timor Lorosae
  Associação dos Escuteiros de Timor Lorosae
  The União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor-Leste is the national Scouting organization of East Timor. It was founded on December 2, 2005 through the merger of the Corpo de Escuteiros Católicos em Timor-Leste and of Timor-Leste Scouting...
  
  

Political parties in East Timor

• List of political parties in East Timor
• Association of Timorese Heroes
  Association of Timorese Heroes
  The Association of Timorese Heroes is a conservative political party in East Timor. In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 2.1 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats...
  
  
• Christian Democratic Party (East Timor)
  Christian Democratic Party (East Timor)
  The Christian Democratic Party is a centre-left political party in East Timor.In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 2.0 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats...
  
  
• Christian Democratic Party of Timor
  Christian Democratic Party of Timor
  The Christian Democratic Party of Timor is a centre-right, christian democratic, political party in East Timor. At the last legislative elections, 30 August 2001, the party won 0.7 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 88 seats....
  
  
• Democratic Party (East Timor)
  Democratic Party (East Timor)
  The Democratic Party or the Democratic Party In Timor-Leste is a social-democratic political party in East Timor, established on 10 June 2001...
  
  
• Liberal Party (East Timor)
  Liberal Party (East Timor)
  The Liberal Party is a liberal party in East Timor. At the last legislative elections, 30 August 2001, the party won 1.1 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 88 seats....
  
  
• People's Party of Timor
  People's Party of Timor
  The People's Party of Timor is a conservative political party in East Timor.At the last legislative elections, 30 August 2001, the party won 2.0 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats...
  
  
• Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
  Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
  The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor is a leftist political party in East Timor. They presently hold a plurality of seats in the National Parliament and formed the government in East Timor from independence until 2007...
  
  
• Social Democratic Party (East Timor)
  Social Democratic Party (East Timor)
  The Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in East Timor.In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 8.2% of the popular vote and 6 out of 88 seats...
  
  
• Socialist Party of Timor
  Socialist Party of Timor
  The Socialist Party of Timor is a political party in East Timor. In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 1.8 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 88 seats...
  
  
• Timorese Democratic Union
  Timorese Democratic Union
  The Timorese Democratic Union is a conservative political party in East Timor. It was the first party to be established in the country in 1974, following the Carnation Revolution in Portugal....
  
  
• Timorese Nationalist Party
  Timorese Nationalist Party
  The Timorese Nationalist Party is a nationalist political party in East Timor.In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 2.2% of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats...
  
  
• Timorese Social Democratic Association
  Timorese Social Democratic Association
  The Timorese Social Democratic Association is a social-democratic political party in East Timor....
  
  

East Timorese people

• List of East Timorese people
• Mari Alkatiri
  Mari Alkatiri
  Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri was the first Prime Minister of an internationally-recognized East Timor. He served from May 2002 until he resigned on 26 June 2006 following weeks of political unrest in the country...
  
  
• Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
  Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
  Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo SDB, GCL is an East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop. Along with José Ramos-Horta, he received the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize for work "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor."...
  
  
• Martinho da Costa Lopes
  Martinho da Costa Lopes
  Martinho da Costa Lopes , East Timorese religious and political leader. Msgr da Costa Lopes, who was a Timorese priest of many years experience, was also a member of the National Assembly in Lisbon. By 1975, when the Indonesian troops landed in Timor, he had become the assistant to the Portuguese...
  
  
• Gil da Cruz Trindade
  Gil da Cruz Trindade
  Gil da Cruz Trindade is an athlete from East Timor. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. A marathon runner, Trindade failed to finish the race.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise...
  
  
• Eurico Guterres
  Eurico Guterres
  Eurico Barros Gomes Guterres Eurico Barros Gomes Guterres Eurico Barros Gomes Guterres (born 1971 is a pro-Indonesian or anti-independence militia terrorist recruited by the Indonesian military. He was involved in several massacres in East Timor, and a chief militia leader during the...
  
  
• Alfredo Reinado
• Kirsty Sword Gusmão
  Kirsty Sword Gusmão
  Kirsty Sword Gusmão is married to Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister and former President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste or East Timor...
  
  

East Timorese politicians

• Mari Alkatiri
  Mari Alkatiri
  Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri was the first Prime Minister of an internationally-recognized East Timor. He served from May 2002 until he resigned on 26 June 2006 following weeks of political unrest in the country...
  
  
• Francisco Xavier do Amaral
  Francisco Xavier do Amaral
  Francisco Xavier do Amaral is an East Timorese politician. A founder of the Frente Revolucionaria de Timor Leste Independente , he was sworn in as President when the country, then a Portuguese colony, made a unilateral declaration of independence on November 28, 1975...
  
  
• Xanana Gusmão
  Xanana Gusmão
  Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL is a former militant who was the first President of East Timor, serving from May 2002 to May 2007...
  
  
• Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
  Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
  Nicolau dos Reis Lobato was an East-Timorese politician and national hero. He was born in 1952 in Bazartete, Portuguese Timor. Lobato was prime minister of East Timor from November 28 to December 7, 1975...
  
  
• Anna Pessoa Pinto
  Anna Pessoa Pinto
  Ana Maria Pessoa Pereira da Silva Pinto is prosecutor general of East Timor and former Minister for State and Internal Administration during the Alkatiri-lead Fretilin government from 2002 - 2007. She is a member of the Fretilin Central Committee...
  
  
• President of East Timor
  President of East Timor
  The President of East Timor is the Head of state of the East Timorese republic, elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The role is largely symbolic, though he is able to veto some legislation. Following elections, the president appoints as the prime minister, the leader of the majority party...
  
  
• Prime Minister of East Timor
  Prime Minister of East Timor
  The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste is the head of government in East Timor. The President is the head of state. The Prime Minister is chosen by the political party or alliance of political parties with a majority in the national legislature and is formally appointed by the president...
  
  
• José Ramos-Horta

Politics of East Timor

• Politics of East Timor
  Politics of East Timor
  Politics of East Timor takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of East Timor is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the...
  
  
• Mário Lemos Pires
  Mário Lemos Pires
  Mário Lemos Pires was the last Portuguese governor of Portuguese Timor.-Historical background to governorship:Pires served from November 18, 1974 to November 27, 1975, but the administration was forced onto Atauro Island for the last three months of Portuguese rule following the UDT coup in...
  
  
• National Parliament of East Timor
  National Parliament of East Timor
  The National Parliament of East Timor is the unicameral national legislature in East Timor. It was created in 2001 as the Constituent Assembly while the country was still under the supervision of the United Nations, but renamed itself to the National Parliament with the attaining of national...
  
  

East Timorese society

• Associação dos Escuteiros de Timor Lorosae
  Associação dos Escuteiros de Timor Lorosae
  The União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor-Leste is the national Scouting organization of East Timor. It was founded on December 2, 2005 through the merger of the Corpo de Escuteiros Católicos em Timor-Leste and of Timor-Leste Scouting...
  
  
• Demographics of East Timor
  Demographics of East Timor
  This article is about the demographic features of the population of East Timor, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
  
  
• Galoli
  Galoli
  Galoli is an ethnic group in East Timor with a population of about 50,000, primarily along the northern coast of the district of Manatuto. To the west lies the Mambai ethnic group...
  
  
• Mambai
  Mambai
  The Mambai are the second largest ethnic group in East Timor. Their language is also called Mambai and has ISO 639-3 code mgm.-People:...
  
  
• Pátria
  Pátria
  "Pátria" is the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of East Timor. It was first used on November 28, 1975, when East Timor unilaterally declared independence from Portugal, shortly before the Indonesian invasion on December 7....
  
  

Football in East Timor

• East Timor national football team
  East Timor national football team
  The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of East Timor and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world and the weakest team in ASEAN region...
  
  
• Federaçao Futebol Timor-Leste
  Federaçao Futebol Timor-Leste
  The Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste is the governing body of football in East Timor. FFTL has two levels of national football league, which are Super Liga, and Taça Digicel.-Executive Committee:...