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Reports and commentary from international press on the Independence Day festivities 19./20 May 2002 and the situation of the newborn country.

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• BBC News: East Timor: Birth of a nation

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1996673.stm
  East Timor becomes the world's newest nation, as a declaration of independence ends 450 years of foreign rule.

• Celebrating the Birth of a Nation

  http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0507/p11s01-coop.html
  UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan congratulates the people of East Timor on their perseverance in rebuilding their country.

 

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