♫ East Timor National Anthem ♫

In May 2002, after 450 years of continuous foreign occupation, East Timor became the worlds newest independent state. However, East Timor's road to independence was long and traumatic.

The Portuguese first arrived on the island in the early 16th century and by the 1550s had occupied the eastern part. The Dutch took control of the western part, which became part of the Dutch East Indies and, after independence, Indonesia.

In 1975, the new left-wing Portuguese government relinquished all of its colonies. East Timor then enjoyed just a few days of independence, before the Indonesians annexed it as their 27th province. There was little local resistance and the international community largely acquiesced.

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[verrykusral]

Greetings from Indonesia. d^_^b

[Audinos]

A beautiful song for a beautiful country.

[MultiNomad24]

i love the anthem....

[Aaronmogi]

waw,,, beautiful place!!

[joeymasong]

祖国，祖国，我们的国家东帝汶

光荣的人民和我们的解放的英雄

祖国，祖国，我们的国家东帝汶

光荣的人民和我们的解放的英雄

我们战胜殖民主义，我们哭喊：同帝国主义吧！

免费土地，自由的人民，不，不剥削。

让我们勇往直前，团结，坚定和决心

在反对帝国主义的斗争中，人民的敌人，

直到最后胜利，起革命。