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Timor-Leste 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 Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

. It was originally adopted when East Timor unilaterally declared its independence from

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in 1975. However, this usage would be short-lived, when the country was invaded by Indonesia. It was officially re-adopted when the independence of Timor-Leste was finally restored in 2002 following a United Nations intervention. The music was composed by Afonso Redentor Araújo, and the words were written by the poet Francisco Borja da Costa, who was killed by Indonesian forces at the time of the invasion. It was originally sung exclusively in Portuguese, however there is now a

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version.

Legislation

The infraconstitutional officialisation and the forms of ceremony of uses of the state anthem are regulated by the Law of the National Symbols of Timor-Leste.Lei dos símbolos nacionais de Timor-Leste
. Secretaria de Estado das Artes e Cultura de Timor-Leste. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

Lyrics

Notes

References

External links

– This Brazil-based website about Timor-Leste information includes an .mp3 file of the Full Anthem.
Timor Leste: ''Pátria'' - Audio of the national anthem of Timor Leste, with information and lyricsarchive link
Music of Timor-Leste National symbols of Timor-Leste National anthems Songs in Portuguese Asian anthems Compositions in C major {{TimorLeste-stub