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===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
 
National Directorate of Registration and Notary
Direco Nacional dos Registo e do Notariado<br>
[http://www.mj.gov.tl/?q=node/481 Direcção Nacional dos Registos e do Notariado]
National Directorate of Registers and Notaries<br>


Endereo de Correio Postal<br>
Endereo de Correio Postal<br>

Revision as of 12:58, 18 October 2021

East Timor Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
East Timor Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

National Directorate of Registration and Notary Direcção Nacional dos Registos e do Notariado

Endereo de Correio Postal
Ministrio da Justia
Avenido Jacinto Cndido
Dili-Timor Leste

Telephone:(+670) 77230056

(+670) 3322454

Email: dnrn@mj.gov.tl

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The Timorese people inhabited the island before Portugal colonized it in the 16th century. On the 28 November 1975, East Timor became independent from Portugal, but nine days later was invaded and taken over by Indonesia. After decades of violence, East Timor became free. The main religion is Catholicism.[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

At present all Birth, Marriage, and Death records in East Timor are almost non-existent. What records that did exist during the Portuguese occupation have either been destroyed or lost.{{[verification needed] }}

In 2011, the National Birth Registration Campaign began registering children under the age of five.[2]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributor, East Timor, (accessed 18 October 2021)
  2. Reliefweb, Timor-Leste launches National Birth Registration Campaign, (accessed 10 October 2021).