Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the just and highly praised Timorese nationalism leading to independence, deal, in particular, with the attitude of the East Timorese and raise questions about their national identity. Design/methodology/approach This paper is largely based on an anthropological and political science research with interviews. Findings East Timor’s nationalism is unique and formerly linked to Liurai chiefs. Political nationalism is discussed in the third part of the paper. Originality/value This research is the first of its kind. East Timor research is mainly centered in the period 1975–1999 of Indonesian occupation. The concepts nationalism, identity and politics are under-researched concepts in East Timor. There the political system is unique.

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民族主义，是东帝汶身份的一部分

目的本文的目的是研究导致独立的公正和受到高度赞扬的帝汶民族主义，特别是对待东帝汶人的态度，并提出有关其民族身份的问题。设计/方法论/方法本文主要基于人类学和政治科学研究并进行访谈。调查结果东帝汶的民族主义是独特的，以前与六来酋长有联系。政治民族主义在本文的第三部分中进行了讨论。原创性/价值这项研究尚属首次。东帝汶的研究主要集中在1975–1999年的印度尼西亚占领时期。民族主义，身份认同和政治概念是东帝汶尚未研究的概念。那里的政治制度是独特的。