Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)

Democratic Republic of East Timor
  • República Democrática de Timor-Leste (Portuguese)
  • Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Lorosa'e (Tetum)
1975–1976
Anthem: Pátria (Portuguese)
"Fatherland"
East Timor in South East Asia
East Timor in South East Asia
CapitalDili
Common languagesPortuguese
GovernmentSocialist republic
President 
• 1975
Francisco Xavier do Amaral
• 1975–1976
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Prime Minister 
• 1975
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Historical eraCold War
28 November 1975
7 December 1975
17 July 1976
CurrencyEscudo
ISO 3166 codeTL
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Portuguese Timor
Indonesian occupation of East Timor

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.


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