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Ainaro is one of 13 administrative districts of East Timor. Map of Ainaro, East Timor Extracted from http://www. ...
Map of Ainaro, East Timor Extracted from http://www. ...
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor, is an island nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, a political exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of...
Ainaro district is in the southwest of the country. It boasts many streams, fertile land and rugged terrain, including East Timor’s highest peak, Mount Ramelau. Historically, Ainaro played an important role during the brutal Indonesian occupation of East Timor, providing shelter for the mountain-based guerrilla resistance army. Former guerrilla leader and current President Xanana Gusmão spent many years directing the resistance from Ainaro. The Republic of Indonesia, the worlds largest archipelago, is located between the Southeast Asian peninsula and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ...
President Xanana Gusmão Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão (born June 20, 1946), born José Alexandre Gusmão, is the inaugural President of the small nation of East Timor in Southeast Asia. ...
Ainaro sub-district & town Ainaro sub-district has a population of approximately 12,000 people.
The small mountain town of Ainaro, the district capital, lies along with the villages of Soro, Maununo, Cassa, Suro Craic, Manutassi, and Mau-Ulo in the sub-district.
The town's main resources are its delicious organic coffee and aromatic sandalwood trees. It is a diverse community, where Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims are neighbors. Organic has several meanings and related topics. ...
Coffee beans and a cup of coffee Coffee as a drink, usually served hot, is prepared from the roasted seeds (beans) of the coffee plant. ...
The branches of a young sandalwood tree found in Hawaii Sandalwood is the wood of trees of the genus Santalum. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
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Destruction of Ainaro Ainaro was also home to a large contingent of Indonesian military (TNI) backed militias in the months leading up to the August 30th, 1999 referendum on independence. As a result it suffered near-total devastation during the TNI orchestrated scorched earth operation with more than 95 percent of its buildings destroyed. Indonesias armed forces (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia, or TNI, formerly ABRI) total about 250,000 members, including the army, navy, marines, and air force. ...
A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ...
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ...
1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...
For other uses, see Independence (disambiguation) Independence is autonomous self-government of a country by its residents and indigenous population. ...
After East Timor voted for its independence on August 30 1999 from a 23 year occupation by Indonesia, a militia which the Indonesian initially denied responsibility for begun a months long rampage of murder and terror during a campaign to destroy every item of infrastructure in the country. ...
External links - Madison-Ainaro Sister City Alliance (http://aideasttimor.org/masa.html)
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