East Timor in Chaos: Governor Flees Amid Civil War
Governor Mario Lemos Pires abandoned the capital Dili as a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union ignited civil war with the rival Fretilin movement. Portugal's collapse of authority created a power vacuum that Indonesia would exploit within months, launching a brutal 24-year occupation of East Timor.
August 11, 1975
51 years ago
Key Figures & Places
East Timor
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Mário Lemos Pires
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Portuguese Timor
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Dili
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Timorese Democratic Union
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Fretilin
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Fretilin
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Timor-Leste
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Mário Lemos Pires
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Portuguese Timor
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Dili
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Timorese Democratic Union
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Fretilin
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Bürgerkrieg in Osttimor 1975
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