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'''Aileu''' is the main township in [[Aileu Subdistrict]], [[Aileu District]], [[East Timor]]. It is located 47&nbsp;km southwest of [[Dili]], the national capital, and has a population of 2,788 (2015).<ref name=cen2010>[http://dne.mof.gov.tl/published/Census%20Preliminary%20Results%202010/English%20Census%20Preliminary%20Results%202010.pdf Direcção Nacional de Estatística: Preliminary Result of Census 2010 English] (PDF; 3,0&nbsp;MB)</ref>
'''Aileu''' is the main township in [[Aileu District]], [[East Timor]]. It is located 47&nbsp;km (29&nbsp;mi) southwest of [[Dili]], the national capital, and had a population of 2,788 in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.tl/preliminary-results-population-and-housing-census-2015/|title=Preliminary Results Population and Housing Census 2015 {{!}} STATISTICS TIMOR-LESTE|website=www.statistics.gov.tl|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref>
In [[Portuguese Timor]], the city was known as '''Vila General Carmona''', after the Portuguese dictator [[António Óscar Carmona]], but after [[World War II]] it was renamed. ''Aileu'' means "bent tree" in [[Mambai language (Timor)|Mambai]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anps.org.au/documents/June_2006.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214220045/http://www.anps.org.au/documents/June_2006.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==History==
In [[Portuguese Timor]], the city was known as '''Vila General Carmona''', after the Portuguese dictator [[António Óscar Carmona]].

In 1903, a rebellion staged in Aileu against the colonial rulers failed. In January 1912, it served as a Portuguese base against the rebellion of [[Manufahi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pascal.iseg.utl.pt/~cesa/History_of_Timor.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324213447/http://pascal.iseg.utl.pt/~cesa/History_of_Timor.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Between 1942 and 1945, the [[Japan]]ese [[Battle of Timor|occupied Portuguese Timor]]. On August 31, 1942, the town was invaded by Colunas Negras, the Timorese allies of the Japanese invaders. Five Portuguese soldiers, as well as several civil servants and missionaries, were killed. A memorial in Aileu commemorates the massacre today.

[[Indonesia]]n soldiers set up a relocation camp in Aileu for the East Timorese at the end of 1979. In early September, during the [[1999 East Timorese crisis]], residents of various [[Sucos of East Timor|sucos]] in the area were expelled from their homes by the Aku Hidup dengan Integrasi militia of Indonesia. The [[Seloi Craic]] suco was destroyed on September 6, the houses burned down and livestock slaughtered.

At the end of 1999, there were temporary plans to make Aileu the new capital of an independent East Timor. These were rejected in favor of Dili.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcgn.org.uk/East%20Timor%20%201999.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209194248/http://www.pcgn.org.uk/East%20Timor%20%201999.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-09|title=EAST TIMOR-Geographical names against a volatile background|date=2013-02-09|access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref>

==Sister Cities==
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[City of Merri-bek]], Australia <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfac.gov.tp/tlcommunity.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515063840/http://www.mfac.gov.tp/tlcommunity.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-05-15|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Timor-Leste: Index Page(English)|date=2013-05-15|access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 1 June 2024

This article is about the town. For the administrative post, see Aileu Administrative Post. For the municipality, see Aileu Municipality.

Aileu
City
Aileu is located in East Timor
Aileu
Aileu
Location in East Timor
Coordinates: 8°43′S 125°34′E / 8.717°S 125.567°E / -8.717; 125.567
Country East Timor
MunicipalityAileu
Administrative postAileu
SucosSeloi Malere, Liurai
Area
 • Total
251.48 km2 (97.09 sq mi)
Elevation
1,182 m (3,878 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
2,788
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Tetum Mambai
 • Religions
Majority Catholic small groups of Protestants and animists
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)
ClimateAm

Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, East Timor. It is located 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Dili, the national capital, and had a population of 2,788 in 2015.[1] In Portuguese Timor, the city was known as Vila General Carmona, after the Portuguese dictator António Óscar Carmona, but after World War II it was renamed. Aileu means "bent tree" in Mambai.[2]

History

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In 1903, a rebellion staged in Aileu against the colonial rulers failed. In January 1912, it served as a Portuguese base against the rebellion of Manufahi.[3]

Between 1942 and 1945, the Japanese occupied Portuguese Timor. On August 31, 1942, the town was invaded by Colunas Negras, the Timorese allies of the Japanese invaders. Five Portuguese soldiers, as well as several civil servants and missionaries, were killed. A memorial in Aileu commemorates the massacre today.

Indonesian soldiers set up a relocation camp in Aileu for the East Timorese at the end of 1979. In early September, during the 1999 East Timorese crisis, residents of various sucos in the area were expelled from their homes by the Aku Hidup dengan Integrasi militia of Indonesia. The Seloi Craic suco was destroyed on September 6, the houses burned down and livestock slaughtered.

At the end of 1999, there were temporary plans to make Aileu the new capital of an independent East Timor. These were rejected in favor of Dili.[4]

Sister Cities

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References

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  1. ^ "Preliminary Results Population and Housing Census 2015 | STATISTICS TIMOR-LESTE". www.statistics.gov.tl. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "EAST TIMOR-Geographical names against a volatile background" (PDF). 9 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Timor-Leste: Index Page(English)". 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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