Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)
The Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Lorosa'e), was a state that was unilaterally proclaimed on the territory of present-day East Timor on 28 November 1975 prior to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor nine days later on 7 December 1975.
Democratic Republic of East Timor
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| 1975–1976 | |||||||||
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| Anthem: Pátria (Portuguese) "Fatherland" | |||||||||
East Timor in South East Asia | |||||||||
| Capital | Dili | ||||||||
| Common languages | Portuguese | ||||||||
| Government | Socialist republic | ||||||||
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• 1975 | Francisco Xavier do Amaral | ||||||||
• 1975–1976 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato | ||||||||
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• 1975 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Declaration of Independence | 28 November 1975 | ||||||||
| 7 December 1975 | |||||||||
| 17 July 1976 | |||||||||
| Currency | Escudo | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | TL | ||||||||
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