Until the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to two East Timorese activists, few had heard of East Timor or of its struggle for independence from Indonesia. Here, Constancio Pinto, a colleague of the two Nobel Peace Prize winners, and Matthew Jardine, a long-time chronicler of the situation in East Timor, offer a first-hand account of life inside the Timorese independence movement.
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Synopsis:
Pinto actively fought the Indonesian occupation of the former Dutch colony from the invasion in 1975 until forced into exile after the massacre of a demonstration he had helped organized in 1992. His account is especially addressed to US readers in hopes they will pressure their government to cut off the military and economic support to the Indones
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- PublisherSouth End Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0896085422
- ISBN 13 9780896085428
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages289
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