<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Isiqhingi saseTimor, esiqhingini sase-Indonesia, besilokhu sakhiwe iminyaka efinyelela ku-40.000, sihlala amagagasi alandelanayo abafuduki abavela eningizimu yeNdiya, eMalaysia naseMelanesia. Lalibuswa imibuso emincane eyayidayisa izinongo, izigqila nokhuni lwesandaluni nomakhelwane bayo. IPortugal yasungula indawo yokuhlala engxenyeni esempumalanga yalesi siqhingi ngo-1633. ITimor yahlukaniswa ngokusemthethweni phakathi kweNetherlands nePortugal ngo-1661, futhi umbusi wokuqala wasePortuguese Timor wamiswa ngo-1701. Phakathi namakhulu amathathu eminyaka alandela, i - East Timor yayiyikoloni lamaPutukezi. Phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili, i-East Timor yayihlala amabutho ase-Australia nawaseDashi, futhi yabe isihlaselwa amaJapane  <response>: ngo - February 19, 1942. I-Sparrow Force, ama-commando ase-Australia kanye namabutho amaDashi esiqhingini, yaqala umkhankaso wamavukela-mbuso kwaze kwaba yilapho amabutho ase-Australia nawaseDashi esuswa ngoJanuwari 1943. Usizo lwabantu baseMpumalanga Timor ekusizeni abantu base-Australia lwakha isibopho phakathi kwe-Australia neMpumalanga Timor esaba yingxenye yezinganekwane ezithandwayo e-Australia. Ngemva kokuphela kwempi, iTimor yahlala ngaphansi kokubusa kwe-Australia, eyayisekela ukuzimela kwe-Indonesia eNetherlands, futhi yahlongoza ukuthi i-East Timor ibe yi-United Nations UN trust, kodwa yahlehla lapho ibhekene nokuphikisa okuvela e-United Kingdom. 