Young and wild : Timor-Leste's troubled military
On 8 february 2006, some 350 officers and soldiers from Timor-Leste's small defence force abandoned their posts and marched to the presidential palace. The unarmed soldiers protested against ill treatment, discriminatory practices and poor conditions within the Timorese Defence Forces (FDTL).
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Main Author: | Horta, Loro |
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Other Authors: | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies |
Format: | Commentary |
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2008
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101378 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4339 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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