Great Timor

Great Timor

The term Great Timor ( _id. Timor Raya) refers to the concept of a united and independent island of Timor, covering formerly Portuguese East Timor, and formerly Dutch (now Indonesian) West Timor.

East Timor was invaded and occupied by Indonesia in 1975, which annexed the territory as its "27th Province" in 1976, but in a referendum held in 1999, the people of East Timor voted to end Indonesian occupation and become an independent state. This cause widespread anger among many Indonesian nationalists, particularly in the military.

In 2001 and 2002, before East Timor's independence, there were claims by the Indonesian military [ [http://www.etan.org/et2001c/december/16-22/18tni.htm etan.org] ] and some commentators, [ [http://www.thejakartapost.com/special/os_24.asp The Jakarta Post] ] that this would inspire the secession of West Timor from Indonesia.

However, there is no real evidence whatsoever that the people of West Timor, most of whom are from Atoni ethnicity which is the traditional enemy of East Timorese tribesmen, have any interest in joining their tribal enemies. Additionally, East Timor's independence movement never laid claim to West Timor at any time, before the Indonesian invasion or thereafter. Similarly, the government of East Timor fully recognises Indonesia's existing boundaries as inherited from the Netherlands East Indies. This is similar to the position taken by Papua New Guinea in relation to West Papua, when the former became independent of Australia.

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*The Jakarta Post: [http://www.etan.org/et2001c/december/16-22/18tni.htm December 18, 2001 (ETAN selected articles)]
*The Jakarta Post: [http://www.etan.org/et2005/february/20/26ofical.htm February 26, 2005 (ETAN selected articles)]


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