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Which of the following statements is correct?

A) East Timor was a British colony for four centuries
B) The European colonial rulers handed over East Timor to Indonesia in 1975
C) The United Nations took over East Timor in 1990 to prepare it for independence
D) East Timor finally declared its independence in Dec. 2001

Correct Answer:



C) The United Nations took over East Timor in 1990 to prepare it for independence

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