The UN transitional administration in east timor

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, or East Timor as the territory was previously known, became an independent state for the first time in 2002. In the sixteenth century Portugal established outposts on the island, which comprised a number of small chiefdoms and princedoms. During the Habsburg rule over Portugal, the Portuguese lost all these outposts to the Dutch; however, by 1702 the Portuguese had colonized the whole island and ruled it until the Dutch were officially given the western part of the island through the Treaty of Lisbon in 1859. The eastern part of the island remained under Portuguese rule until Indonesia, the successor state to much of the Dutch East Indies, invaded the territory in 1975.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions