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- Title
Canadian Catholics and the East Timor Struggle, 1975-99.
- Authors
Webster, David
- Abstract
The former Portuguese colony of East Timor was occupied by the Indonesian armed forces from 1975 to 1999. During that time, a profound religious transformation saw the majority of the population become Catholics. Suffering massive human rights violations, they called on Catholics outside the country for support. Slowly at first, but with growing effect, many Canadian Catholics began to work in support of human rights in East Timor. Their efforts played a significant role in shifting the policies of the government of Canada from one of silence and complicity to one of acting in support of human rights and self-determination.
- Subjects
TIMOR-Leste; CANADA; CANADIAN humanitarian assistance; HUMAN rights advocacy; HISTORY of the Catholic Church &; politics; HISTORY of the Catholic Church &; state; POLITICAL participation of Catholics; TIMOR-Leste autonomy &; independence movements; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Historical Studies, 2009, Vol 75, p63
- ISSN
1193-1981
- Publication type
Article