What the records say
- When
- 11 Aug 1975 – 11 Sep 1975
- Kind
- Civil war
- Coordinates
- 8.55° S, 125.58° E
- Description
- 1975 civil war
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
East Timorese civil war
1975 civil war
In August 1975, a civil war broke out between two opposing political parties in Portuguese Timor: the conservative Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the left-leaning Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin). The war took place within the context of decolonisation, as the post–Carnation Revolution Portuguese government sought to give independence to much of the Portuguese Empire.
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