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Portuguese Timor is the former name ( 1596 - 1975 ) of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. During this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Dutch East Indies . Although Portugal was neutral during The struggle resulted in the deaths of 40,000-70,000 Timorese. After 1949 , the Dutch East Indies became independent as Indonesia . In 1975 , Portuguese Timor declared its independence and changed its name to East Timor. This was quickly followed by an Indonesian invasion and annexation. From the Portuguese and international perspective, it was technically only on May 20 , 2002 that Portuguese Timor ceased to exist, as the territory gained independence once again. The currency was the Portuguese Timor Escudo , linked to the Portuguese Escudo till 1975 when the currency ceased to exist as East Timor was annexed by Indonesia and began using the Indonesian Rupiah . ''See also:'' History Of East Timor |