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Timor Leste 2005

Dili

Sleepy Capital of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste

Pigs and ruined buildings are commonplace in Dili.	"Integration" monument built by Indonesia to commemorate the 1975 invasion.  Monuments like this are still found all over Timor Leste.	The ruined Matahari department store.  It was first ruined in 1999 by the Pro-Indonesian militias and finally collapsed in a recent tremor.
Christo Roi	BeerNet.com - a bar where local girls play board games with foreigners...	No weapons!
Government Palace		Rusty already...
Xanana Gusmao President & National Hero of Timor Leste	Struggle for independence	Chinese temple

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