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Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Timor-Leste Independence Day

Commemorative book

Client: United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)

 

Project: Independence Day Commemorative Book ­– Viva Timor-Leste! 

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Languages: English and Tetum

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Pages: 160

 

In August 1999, hundreds of thousands of East Timorese voted overwhelmingly to end two-and-a-half decades of Indonesian rule. The price they paid to exercise their choice was high. Anti-independence militias went on a rampage of violence and destruction.  With the assistance of the United Nations, the East Timorese embarked on a remarkable journey to nationhood.

 

This Independence Commemorative book "Viva Timor-Leste" captures through stories, antidotes and photographs, the struggles, achievements and birth of a new nation.

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Throughout the book the design incorporates traditional woven patterns ‘Tais’ and iconic symbols such as the crocodile, which is considered the protector of this small island.

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“Karen came to the mission with extraordinary design and administrative talents. Those skills proved invaluable as she headed up a team of eight, designed and oversaw printing and distribution of a host of public information materials essential to the mission.”

 

- Brennon Jones, Deputy Director

  Office of Communications and Public Information

  Timor-Leste, UNTAET Mission  

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