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Descriptor English: Timor-Leste
Descriptor Spanish: Timor Oriental
Descriptor Timor Oriental
Entry term(s) República Democrática de Timor-Leste
Timor Leste
Scope note: País del sudeste asiático, en el extremo oriental del archipiélago indonesio. Incluye la mitad oriental de la isla de Timor, la región Oecussi (Ambeno) situada en la región noroeste de la isla de Timor, así como las islas de Pulau Atauro y Pulau Jaco. El 20 de mayo de 2002, TIMOR ORIENTAL fue reconocido internacionalmente como estado independiente, tras su declaración de independencia de Portugal el 20 de noviembre de 1975 y un período de conflicto armado con Indonesia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Timor-Leste
Descriptor French: Timor oriental
Entry term(s): Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
East Timor
Tree number(s): Z01.252.145.900
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049648
Scope note: A country in Southeastern Asia, at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago. It includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco. On May 20, 2002, TIMOR-LESTE was internationally recognized as an independent state, following its declared independence from Portugal on November 20, 1975 and a period of armed conflict with Indonesia.
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
Previous Indexing: Indonesia (1976-2004)
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38907
Unique ID: D049648
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Timor-Leste - Preferred
Concept UI M000601535
Scope note A country in Southeastern Asia, at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago. It includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco. On May 20, 2002, TIMOR-LESTE was internationally recognized as an independent state, following its declared independence from Portugal on November 20, 1975 and a period of armed conflict with Indonesia.
Preferred term Timor-Leste
Entry term(s) Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
East Timor



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