When East Timor gained independence in 2002, the country lay in ruins, tens of thousands of people had died, and hundreds of thousands had been displaced.
आखिरकार सन्‌ 2002 में पूर्व तिमोर को आज़ादी मिली, लेकिन तब तक पूरा देश तबाह हो चुका था ।