East Timor declared independence in 1975, but it was soon invaded and occupied by Indonesia. Over the next two decades, resistance movements and international pressure continued. In 1999 a United Nations (UN)-sponsored referendum was held, in which nearly four-fifths of voters supported independence. The territory was then placed under UN administration and became a fully sovereign state in 2002.
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