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Pope Had Major Impact on World's Newest Country

By , About.com GuideApril 7, 2005

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The Pope's visit to East Timor in 1989 had a major impact on that tiny country's fight for independence against Indonesia to become the world's newest country. Most of the country's population is now Roman Catholic, surrounded by Islamic Indonesia. More from the BBC.

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