União Democrática Timorense

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União Democrática Timorense

political party, East Timor

Also known as: Timorese Democratic Union, UDT

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1975 invasion of East Timor
Portuguese decolonization and Indonesian interference
…prominent of these were the União Democrática Timorense (UDT; Timorese Democratic Union), which advocated continued association with Portugal; Associação Popular Democrática Timorense (APODETI; Timorese Popular Democratic Association), calling for the island’s integration into Indonesia; and the left-wing pro-independence Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente (Fretilin; Revolutionary Front of Independent East Timor).
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…prominent of these were the União Democrática Timorense (UDT; Timorese Democratic Union), which advocated continued association with Portugal; Associação Popular Democrática Timorense (APODETI; Timorese Popular Democratic Association), calling for the island’s integration into Indonesia; and the left-wing pro-independence Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente (Fretilin; Revolutionary Front of Independent East Timor).
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