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- Henry Kissinger -- Middle East
See the book by Christopher Hitchens - 'The Trial of Henry Kissinger' £15/$22 published by Verso. Hitchens' chilling account of this global 'luminary''s involvement in Indochina, Bangladesh, Chile, Cyprus, East Timor and Washington DC terrorist attacks presents what seems like a watertight case for Kissingers's prosecution. - East Timor -- Independence
East Timor is a state-like region, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor. Its capital is Dili. From the 16th century onwards it was a Portuguese colony. In November 1975 its independence was declared, and on December 2 Indonesian forces invaded East Timor. During the invasion mass killings and rapings took place. By mid-Febuary 60,000 Timorese were dead. - East Timor
MODERN HISTORY - WWII TO 2004: From the beginning of the 18th century East Timor had been under Portuguese colonial rule. In 1974 a move towards decolonialization started. In August 1975 a civil war broke out and led to the declaration of independence by the Frente Revolucionaria de Timor Leste (Fretlin) on 17th Nov 1975. On Dec 7. 1975 Indonesian forces invaded East Timor and the territory was incorporated as Indonesia's 27th Province in July 1976. Indonesia's claim to East Timor was never officially recognized by the UN, which regarded Portugal as the legal administrative power, while Fretlin guerrilla groups continued to wage an insurgent "reign of terror" against the Indonesian-aligned political parties. - East Timor -- East Timorese
East Timor is the territory comprising the eastern half of the island of Timor, the other half of which is Indonesian Timor, or West Timor. West Timor was ruled by the Dutch until 1949 when Indonesia gained independence from the Dutch and so became part of the Republic of Indonesia. East Timor was ruled off and on by the Portuguese over four centuries before September 1975. During those centuries the East Timorese suffered terribly from conflicts between those outsiders who would control the local population's destiny. In most instances the East Timorese were drawn into the combat. - East Timor -- Australia
AusAID’s development assistance budget to East Timor in 2006-07 was $43.6 million. Due to the unrest in April/May 2006 and the subsequent humanitarian crisis, Australia’s spending on Official Development Assistance (ODA) increased to an estimated $74.8 million. Australia’s ODA budget for East Timor in 2007-08 is $72.8 million. - East Timor -- East Timor Government
In late 1999, about 70% of the economic infrastructure of East Timor was laid waste by Indonesian troops and anti-independence militias, and 260,000 people fled westward. Over the next three years... a massive international program, manned by 5,000 peacekeepers (8,000 at peak) and 1,300 police officers, led to substantial reconstruction in both urban and rural areas. By mid-2002, all but about 50,000 of the refugees had returned. Growth was held back in 2003 by extensive drought and the gradual winding down of the international presence. The country faces great challenges in continuing the rebuilding of infrastructure, strengthening the infant civil administration, and generating jobs for young people entering the workforce. One promising long-term project is the planned development of oil and gas resources in nearby waters, but the government faces a substantial financing gap over the next several years before these revenues start flowing into state coffers. - East Timor -- Countrys
East Timor, a country of just over a million people, is one of the world's poorest nations, ranking below Congo and Sudan in its indicators of human development*. It is the poorest country in Asia. Life expectancy is 56 years, the adult literacy rate is only 58 per cent and one child in ten can expect to die before they reach five years of age. The average East Timorese woman gives birth to nearly 8 children and 42 per cent of the population is under 15 years of age. Population growth is a massive 5.36 per cent per year**. Annual GDP per capita is only USD$367. - British Nationality Law -- Citizenship Act
Prior to the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914, the UK had no nationality law. The Act, which came into force on 1 January 1915, granted the common status of British subject upon those persons who had specified connections with the Crown's dominions. British subjects included not only persons within the UK, but ... those in the British colonies and self-governing dominions (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and Newfoundland). This status was held by people born within the Crown's dominions, or naturalised in the UK and by the first generation born elsewhere, but only through legitimate descent in the male line. - East Timor -- United Nations
The half island of East Timor is a former Portuguese colony that declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975. Nine days later, Indonesian forces invaded and occupied the former colony, without incurring the disapproval of the United States or Australia. By July 1976 the colony had been annexed as the province of Timor Timur. - Indonesia -- East Timor
Given the level of decentralization that has occurred in Indonesia and the fiscal space now available, the Indonesian government has a unique opportunity to revamp the country’s neglected public services. If carefully managed, this could allow the lagging regions of eastern Indonesian to catch up with other more affluent areas of the country in terms of social indicators. It could ... enable Indonesian to focus on the next generation of reforms, namely improving quality of public services and targeted infrastructure provision. In effect, the correct allocation of public funds and the careful management of those funds once they have been allocated have become the main issues for public spending in Indonesia going forward.