East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta (L) and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (R) stand with Portuguese parliament President Jaime Gama during a ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of East Timor's vote for independence from Indonesia, in Dili August 30, 2009. A former Portuguese colony, East Timor was invaded in 1975 by Indonesia. An estimated 180,000 died during the occupation, and the U.N. estimates about 1,000 East Tiomorese died in the mayhem that surrounded the 1999 vote for independence. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta (L) and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (R) stand with Portuguese parliament President Jaime Gama during a ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of East Timor's vote for independence from Indonesia, in Dili August 30, 2009. A former Portuguese colony, East Timor was invaded in 1975 by Indonesia. An estimated 180,000 died during the occupation, and the U.N. estimates about 1,000 East Tiomorese died in the mayhem that surrounded the 1999 vote for independence.

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  1. East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta (L) inspects Dili's new presidential palace, a gift from China, with China's ambassador Fu Yuancong August 27, 2009. Dili's gleaming new Presidential Palace and Foreign Ministry, gifts from China, stand in stark contrast to nearby burnt-out buildings and are symbols of how the energy-hungry superpower is growing closer to tiny, oil-rich East Timor.
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