Governor Flees: Portuguese Timor's Turning Point
The Portuguese governor of Timor abandoned the capital Dili and fled to the offshore island of Atauro as rebel forces seized control of the territory. Portugal's retreat from its last Asian colony created a power vacuum that Indonesia exploited within months, launching a military invasion and 24-year occupation that killed an estimated 100,000 to 180,000 Timorese.
August 27, 1975
51 years ago
What Else Happened on August 27
en el marco de la segunda guerra médica (480-479 a. C.) la liga Helénica obtiene una victoria definitiva frente a Jerjes I, en las batallas de Platea y de Mícal…
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The Visigoths breach Rome's walls and loot the city for three days, shattering the myth of imperial invincibility that had held the West together for centuries.…
The combined Tang Chinese and Silla Korean fleets crushed the Baekje-Japanese alliance on the Geum River, destroying over 400 ships and ending Japan's first att…
المأمون ابن هارون الرشيد يتولى الخلافة في الدولة العباسية بعد مقتل أخيه الأمين.
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