DILI, East Timor: East Timor on Friday marked 20 years since a United Nations (UN)-backed vote ended a bloody, decades-long occupation by Indonesian forces and paved the way for it to become an independent nation.
Banners and flags dotted the capital Dili as residents geared up for celebrations later in the day, two decades after the tiny nation saw a rocky transition to stable democracy.
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