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Independence & Reconstruction

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March 20, 2000

Time Magazine - March 20, 2000

Terry McCarthy, Dili – The woman in black is waiting for him. Xanana Gusmao, East Timor's poet-revolutionary and de facto leader, is working his way through a crowd of admirers.

March 17, 2000

Asiaweek - March 17, 2000

Anastasia Vrachnos, Ailieu – In the mountains south of Dili, men with long hair and guns stand in the pre-dawn mist. They introduce themselves to a visitor with noms de guerre.

March 8, 2000

Green Left Weekly - March 8, 2000

Vanya Tanaja, Dili – Whilst independence from Indonesian rule has been won, some things in East Timor have changed little.

February 5, 2000

Sydney Morning Herald - February 5, 2000

Mark Riley, New York – East Timor risks regressing into social turmoil unless the World Bank releases funds for reconstruction projects, the United Nation's administrator in East Timor

February 4, 2000

Financial Times - February 4, 2000

Ted Bardacke – The umbrella group representing the leadership of East Timor is planning to hold a national congress in August to decide on "major strategic options" for the country, inc

December 31, 1999

Agence France Presse - December 31, 1999

Dili – East Timor's leader Xanana Gusmao said here Friday that he foresaw the territory obtaining full independence in at most two years – a year less than currently envisaged.

Associated Press - December 31, 1999 (slightly abridged)

Dili – East Timor's independence leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao said Friday that East Timor will be the first new independent nation of the new millennium, but not with him as pr

December 16, 1999

International Herald Tribune - December 16, 1999

Michael Richardson, Dili – Now that the East Timorese independence coalition no longer has a common enemy to hold it together, there are signs that it is starting to fracture.

December 14, 1999

The Australian - December 14, 1999

David Nason – The Australian consortium behind the failed Dili Lodge hotel venture in East Timor hoped to reap an annual profit of nearly $7 million, while initially operating tax-free

December 2, 1999

Sydney Morning Herald - December 2, 1999

Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos Horta has returned to East Timor after almost 24 years in exile. He writes of the task of rebuilding a nation.

December 1, 1999

Agence France Presse - December 1, 1999

Dili – Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos Horta Wednesday returned to East Timor after 24 years in exile to a rousing welcome honoring his tireless efforts to end Indonesia's occupation of

November 1, 1999

Agence France Presse - November 1, 1999

Jakarta – The Indonesian press on Monday expressed relief the country's army had completed its withdrawal from East Timor in a dignified manner, and called for reconciliation to heal th

October 22, 1999

Agence France Presse - October 22, 1999

Dili – East Timorese independence leader Xanana Gusmao returned to a tumultuous and emotional welcome in his devastated homeland Friday, and told his people: "We are independent now and

October 20, 1999

Agence France Presse - October 20, 1999

Jakarta – Indonesia's national assembly early on Wednesday ratified the results of East Timor's independence vote, clearing the way for the territory's freedom from the country that inv

October 12, 1999

Agence France Presse - October 12, 1999

Melbourne – The East Timorese people were prepared to accept the risk of armed struggle against Indonesia and now accept the high cost of their freedom, resistance leader Xanana Gusmao

September 16, 1999

Agence France Presse - September 16, 1999

Strasbourg – Deputies at the European parliament on Thursday passed a resolution demanding that the European Union (EU) and its member states recognise an independent East Timor.

August 20, 1999

Agence France Presse - August 20, 1999 (slightly abridged)

Dili – The 24th anniversary of East Timor's main armed separatist group, Falintil, was marked Friday with flag raisings, weddings and baptism across the territory.

August 19, 1999

Wall Street Journal - August 19, 1999

Sidney Jones, Hong Kong – On August 30, barring further delays, the people of East Timor will vote on whether they wish to remain part of Indonesia as an autonomous region or form an in

August 18, 1999

Sydney Morning Herald - August 18, 1999

Mark Dodd – Indonesia marked its independence anniversary in East Timor yesterday in a gala ceremony that may be its last in the troubled territory, which is less than a fortnight away

August 16, 1999

Sydney Morning Herald - August 16, 1999

Mark Dodd, Dili – More than 4,000 exuberant East Timorese crammed around a small waterfront office in Dili yesterday, watching as the independence flag was raised for the first time in

Straits Times - August 16, 1999

Marianne Kearney, Dili – Despite a huge turnout at an independence rally in Dili on Saturday, leaders of East Timor's independence movement (CNRT) announced they would not stage campaig

July 31, 1999

The Age - July 31, 1999 (abridged)

Mark Riley, New York – The United Nations is drafting plans for an administration to rule East Timor for up to four years if, as expected, the territory votes to break away from Indones

July 8, 1999

Sydney Morning Herald - July 8, 1999

David Jenkins – It is Sunday afternoon in Jakarta and a colleague of Xanana Gusmao is sitting in a deserted hotel lounge discussing political developments in East Timor.

June 30, 1999

Lusa - June 30, 1999

Jakarta – East Timor peace and reconciliation talks ended Wednesday in the Indonesian capital with no major agreement signed and pro-and anti-independence factions manifesting "profound

Reuters - June 30, 1999

Jakarta – Indonesia will not allow Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta to visit his native East Timor, a government minister said on Wednesday.