East Timor

East Timor, Timor-Leste or Timor Lorosae is an island nation in Southeast Asia. In 1975, it declared independence from Portugal (see: Timor). The region was then claimed by Indonesia, sparking warfare until a United Nations peacekeeping force was installed in October 1999, called UNTAET.
 * The UN administration issued one set of stamps in 2000. UN official mail used UN stamps.
 * East Timor became an independent country in 2002, issuing its own stamp from that point.

 File:East Timor A.jpg|thumb|center|400px|2000 issue for East Timor under UN control. File:Timor Leste 2002.jpg|25c value of the indpendence issue of 2002. 

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