A Personal Story to Reflect the 20th of May, the Restoration of Independence Day

  

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What reminds of our past is what relates to our past. It could be a person, an event, an object, or anything that pokes our mind. Every year, the 20^th of May marks our country’s, Timor-Leste, anniversary; the restoration of independence. The story of getting this full independent state is long and very long and also long, but here is a short personal experience related to that long chain that made me proud to be a Timorese, the super infamous and the most unheard of citizenship among the Americans' ears in particular.

As a person who is currently living outside of the country for a study mission, I always feel proud and excited by the time I bump into our diplomats’ traces who played their contributions from afar, overseas. The diplomatic front had a huge impact on our independence gain because we secured supports from lots of people around the world. Thus, this has always been my passion to learn what our diplomats did in the past that led to our festive 20^th May.