Twenty-four years, three fronts — armed, clandestine and diplomatic — and a referendum that ended in fire.
Why this channel
What you will learn here
It is the defining national story; visitors who understand it understand everything else they see.
Four short filmed conversations with the people who know this subject first-hand are being produced for this page by Stays of Timor. Each is two to three minutes — honest, local, and recorded in Timor-Leste.
The interviews
Four conversations, four angles
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 11975: how it began
Decolonisation, the brief civil conflict, the declaration and the invasion.
The massacre that was filmed, and how the world finally looked.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 41999: the vote and the fire
The referendum, the violence, and what was left standing.
In pictures
History & Faith
Balibo Flag HouseBalibo fort gatewayPousada de BaucauChurch at Manatuto
Photos: Ministry of Tourism & Environment, Timor-Leste
Part of the Timor Information Channels — 28 subjects, told by the people who know them. Produced by Stays of Timor.
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