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      "date": "2005-05-04",
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      "title": "East Timor: Potential Issues for Congress",
      "summary": "With the help of a transitional United Nations administration, East Timor emerged in 2002 as\nan\nindependent state after a long history of Portugese colonialism and more recently, Indonesian rule.\nThis followed a U.N.-organized 1999 referendum in which the East Timorese overwhelmingly voted\nfor independence and after which Indonesian-backed pro-integrationist militias went on a rampage.\nUnder several different mandates, the United Nations has provided peacekeeping, humanitarian and\nreconstruction assistance, and capacity building to establish a functioning government. On April 28,\n2005, the Security Council established a special one-year political mission to last until May 2006. \nMany challenges remain, including the need for economic development and sustained support by the\ninternational community. Congressional concerns focus on security and the role of the U.N., human\nrights, and East Timor's boundary disputes with Australia and Indonesia. Over time, East Timor\ncould potentially gain significant wealth from energy resources beneath the Timor Sea.",
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