31. When he arrived in Dili, the capital of the former Portuguese colony, it had been looted and burned, he said. 32. Others are making sure they pay the U.N. back dues to be able to vote, such as the former Portuguese colony of Sao Tome and Principe. 33. Prime Minister Antonio Guterres left Sunday for a five-day official visit to the former Portuguese colony of Cape Verde, off West Africa. 34. Pro-Indonesian militiamen in East Timor warned the United Nations on Wednesday against interfering in the political conflict in the former Portuguese colony. 35. Plumes of smoke from the fire could be seen from the nearby capital of the former Portuguese colony in southwest Africa. 36. A color-coded map describes the former Portuguese colony as being under attack by armed separatists. 37. A foreign peacekeeping force made up of African soldiers is stationed in the former Portuguese colony and due to stay until elections are held later this year. 38. A former Portuguese colony, East Timor is located midway between the Indonesia island of Java and the northwestern tip of Australia. 39. A former Portuguese colony, East Timor was taken over by Indonesian troops during a civil war. 40. A former Portuguese colony, it has no democratic tradition. |