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This is a timeline of East Timorese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in East Timor and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of East Timor.
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1556 | A group of Dominican friars established the village of Lifau. | |
| 1600 | Portugal opened a trade route with East Timor. |
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| Year | Date | Event |
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| 1702 | The territory officially became a Portuguese colony, taking the name Portuguese Timor. | |
| 1769 | The capital was moved to Dili. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | The border between Portuguese Timor and the Dutch East Indies was formally decided. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Beginning of the Great Rebellion | |
| 1912 | The rebellion was quashed with Portuguese troops from its colonies in Mozambique and Macau, resulting in the deaths of three thousand people. | |
| 1913 | The Portuguese and Dutch agreed to a formal division of the island. | |
| 1916 | A definitive border between Portuguese and Dutch territories was drawn in the Hague. | |
| 1941 | Portuguese Timor was occupied by Australian and Dutch forces. | |
| 1974 | Carnation Revolution : A revolution installed a new government. | |
| 1975 | Indonesian invasion of East Timor : Indonesia invaded East Timor. | |
| 1976 | Indonesian occupation of East Timor : Indonesia declared East Timor its 27th province. | |
| 1991 | Santa Cruz massacre : Pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery are shot. | |
| 1996 | The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta for their ongoing efforts to peacefully end the occupation. | |
| 1999 | East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum : A referendum resulted in 78% in favour of independence from Indonesia. | |
| The International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) arrived to address an ongoing humanitarian and security crisis. |
| Year | Date | Event |
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| 2002 | East Timor became an independent nation. | |
| 2005 | East Timor joined the ASEAN Regional Forum, as a part of the country's bid for accession to ASEAN as a whole. | |
| 2006 | 2006 East Timorese crisis : A national crisis that included a coup attempt swept the nation. |
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