Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)
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This article is about the state unilaterally declared in 1975. For the current state of the same name, see 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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Democratic Republic of East Timor
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1975–1976 | |||||||||
Anthem: Pátria (Portuguese) "Fatherland" | |||||||||
Capital | Dili | ||||||||
Common languages | Portuguese | ||||||||
Government | Socialist republic | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1975 | Francisco Xavier do Amaral | ||||||||
• 1975–1976 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1975 | Nicolau dos Reis Lobato | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
28 November 1975 | |||||||||
7 December 1975 | |||||||||
17 July 1976 | |||||||||
Currency | Escudo | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | TL | ||||||||
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