Question

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 in this country. A priest (15[1])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. A 1999 referendum led to a United Nations Transitional Administration in this country before the presidency of Xanana Gusmão (“SHAH-nah-nah GOOZH-mahw”). FRETILIN sought this country’s independence after the Carnation Revolution in its (-5[1])colonizer. For 10 points, name this former Portuguese colony that was occupied by Indonesia from 1975-1999. ■END■ (10[1])

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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew ZengStanfordBerkeley B5615
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley CBerkeley A110-5
Nathaniel HullBerkeley ABerkeley C12710

Summary

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