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East Timor's Unfinished Struggle

Inside the Timorese Resistance

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Published: 1st July 1999
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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the principal international spokesperson for the Timorese independence movement, Jose Ramos-Horta and to Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, the spiritual leader of most of the people of East Timor. The Nobel citation honored them for their "sustained and self-sacrificing contributions for a small but oppressed people -- the Nobel committee hopes this award will spur efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict in East Timor based on the people's right to self-determination".

East Timor's Unfinished Struggle offers a first-hand account of life inside the Timorese independence movement. Called "a land of crosses", East Timor is dominated by the gravestones of more than 200,000 people who have died as a result of the U.S.-supported Indonesian invasion and annexation of the former Portuguese colony. In this emotional and inspiring memoir, Constancio Pinto, a leader of the resistance movement, describes Portuguese colonialism, East Timor's brief moment of independence in 1975, the U.S.-backed invasion, life under more than 20 years of Indonesian occupation, and the formation of a courageous movement for Timorese self-determination.

Prefacep. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Forewordp. xii
Introductionp. 1
Origins of the Strugglep. 26
The Indonesian Invasionp. 41
Life in Remexiop. 60
Making a New Life in Dilip. 79
Joining the Undergroundp. 92
Emergence of the Undergroundp. 105
Founding the Executive Committeep. 121
Arrest and Torturep. 135
Working as a Double Agentp. 158
Preparing for the Portuguese Delegationp. 175
The Santa Cruz Massacrep. 188
Life Undergroundp. 200
Escape Abroadp. 209
Reflections on the Strugglep. 225
Epiloguep. 241
East Timor Peace Planp. 251
Notesp. 255
Bibliographyp. 275
Appendix: East Timor Support and Solidarity Groupsp. 281
Indexp. 282
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ISBN: 9780896085411
ISBN-10: 0896085414
Series: International Studies
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 324
Published: 1st July 1999
Publisher: South End Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.2 x 13.3  x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.354