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Timor-Leste independence
![Scenes From Timor-Leste’s Parliamentary Election Scenes From Timor-Leste’s Parliamentary Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-26-100317.jpg)
Scenes From Timor-Leste’s Parliamentary Election
By Sacha Shaw
A parliamentary election and the climax of a month of independence celebrations came and went last weekend in Asia's youngest nation.
![To Continue Development, Timor-Leste Needs a Return to ‘National Unity’ To Continue Development, Timor-Leste Needs a Return to ‘National Unity’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-6805629134_7c2288a47c_b.jpg)
To Continue Development, Timor-Leste Needs a Return to ‘National Unity’
By Jonas Guterres
The fight for independence is over, but Timor-Leste needs to unite as a country yet again to fight its new war against poverty.
![Celebrating Democracy and Peace in Timor-Leste Celebrating Democracy and Peace in Timor-Leste](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_080815074119.jpg)
Celebrating Democracy and Peace in Timor-Leste
By Fausto Belo Ximenes
20 years after its independence referendum, Timor-Leste’s success story has lessons for the region and beyond.
![Timor-Leste Remembers Indonesia’s Slain Human Rights Hero Timor-Leste Remembers Indonesia’s Slain Human Rights Hero](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_06110101205.jpg)
Timor-Leste Remembers Indonesia’s Slain Human Rights Hero
By Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya
Timorese victims of Indonesian occupation speak of murdered human rights defender Munir Said Thalib.
![Is China's Influence in Timor-Leste Rising? Is China's Influence in Timor-Leste Rising?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sizes/thumbnail/5517_5243a70678b87.jpg)
Is China's Influence in Timor-Leste Rising?
By David Hutt
While there are indications of Beijing's growing reach, its role needs to be kept in perspective.
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