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TIMOR-LESTE: Settling age-old land disputes

irinnews.org - DILI Friday, October 31, 2008 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste is addressing ancient land disputes created by centuries of occupation and confusion over land titles.For 450 years, East Timor was a Portuguese colony and for 25 years thereafter occupied by Indonesia. At independence in 2002, the country was left with overlapping claims of land ownership and property deeds. Most land in Dili during the Indonesian occupation belonged to the state."The history of land ownership in Timor is extremely...» view full story
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Submitted By: Lara
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