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East Timor: Unique footage from 1975

Written bySara Moreira

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Posted 1 February 2011 15:27 GMT

On his Youtube channel, Marc Smith (@PsychologyMarc) shares his father's unique film footage from after East Timor's civil war, when the territory was on the brink of Indonesia's invasion, revealing the weak legacy of the former Portuguese colonizer and the humble strength of “maubere” mountain people.

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