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After Kamal Bamadhaj was killed in a protest in this country, his mother successfully sued Sintong Panjaitan (“SEEN-tong pahn-JYE-tahn”) in an American court. This country has repeatedly tried to locate the body of national hero Nicolau Lobato. Max Stahl filmed the massacre of at least 250 people marching from Motael Church to a cemetery (15[1])in this country. A priest from this country, who was later accused of sexual abuse, received the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize along with a leader of it, (*) José Ramos-Horta. (-5[2])A 1999 referendum led to a United (-5[1])Nations Transitional Administration in this country before the presidency of Xanana Gusmão (“SHAH-nah-nah GOOZH-mahw”). FRETILIN sought this country’s independence (10[1])after the Carnation Revolution in its colonizer. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this former Portuguese colony that was occupied by Indonesia from 1975-1999. (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Timor-Leste [or Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; or East Timor; or Timor Timur; or Timór Lorosa’e; prompt on Timor]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, World History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Moses KitakuleColumbia ACornell A5115
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUPitt80-5
Lexi TermanRutgersUMD A80-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay ARIT87-5
Geoffrey WuColumbia BCornell B10410
Patrick TorreUMD BJHU A111-5
Alex ShiSwarthmoreJHU B12610
Danny PeelenPittNYU12710
Cade ReinbergerRITJohn Jay A1270
Sinecio MoralesJHU AUMD B1270

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2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%33%67%109.67
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y757%14%57%102.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%50%50%91.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%33%67%110.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%20%20%78.20
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%25%100%113.25
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y333%33%33%68.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%100%127.00