ASEAN
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is an intergovernmental forum of all 11 states in Southeast Asia. ASEAN primarily focuses on Southeast Asian economic development, peaceful coexistence and a
Signing of the ASEAN Declaration by the five Foreign Ministers at Saranrom Palace in Bangkok
Singapore's Tommy Koh (middle) leads the ASEAN Coalition at a UN press conference during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War, 20 July 1981.
Members pose after the Signing of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in Singapore, 28 January 1992
The ASEAN Headquarters in South Jakarta, Indonesia.
Timor-Leste
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Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of O
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…Dutch East Indies (present day Indonesia), Spanish East Indies (present-day Philippines and various other colonies), and Portuguese Timor (present-day Timor-Leste), with only Thailand (then Siam) not formed from a prior European colony. Siam served as the buffer state, sandwiched between British Burma and French…
A demonstration for independence from Indonesia held in Australia during September 1999
José Ramos-Horta, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize winner, fourth and seventh president of Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão, the first East Timorese president after the end of Indonesian occupation
The National Parliament, fronted by flags of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries