Residents of the tiny half-island territory of East Timor voted overwhelmingly last weekend for a popular independence leader to become their first elected president.

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Voters turned out in force in East Timor for the first democratic election in the region's turbulent history.

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Two years after declaring its independence from Indonesia, East Timor prepares for its first democratic election Thursday.

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In her first major speech as Indonesia's president Thursday, Megawati Sukarnoputri said she respected the breakaway province of East Timor's bid for independence.

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