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Bookmark or Share- FRETILIN and the struggle for independence in East TimorFRETILIN’s ability to win the confidence of the rural population and to mobilize them against Indonesian aggression is a tribute to the work done in the countryside and to the rapid development of a political, cultural and economic programme.
- How Timor-Leste Escaped the Political ‘Resource Curse’In July, power was transferred peacefully from Fretilin to a National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)-led coalition headed by Xanana Gusmao.
- From Pandemonium to Peace: East Timor’s Struggle for Self-DeterminationThe self-determination struggle in East Timor originally employed guerilla tactics, launched by Falintil, which is the military wing of the political party Fretilin. Attempts failed as the guerilla movement was brutally crushed by the Indonesian military.
- East Timor: Civil War?Causes and - JSTOROn 28 November, 1975, the leaders of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent. East Timor (Fretilin) proclaimed the birth of the Democratic Republic of East Timor. The governments of four other former Portuguese African possessions.
- East Timor, 1975-1999 - Holocaust Museum HoustonThe invasion targeted civilians and included mass public executions. Fretilin became the main source of organized resistance in mountain strongholds in the country’s interior, while Indonesian forces occupied most of the country. Many people fled to Fretilin-controlled areas to escape the violence.
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