The conference paper studies the circumstances of a Timorese case of resistance against Dutch colonial rule in 1852-57, the Lidak War. It is pointed out how indigenous political mobilization in combination with influence from Overseas Chinese traders was able to keep the Dutch on the defence for several years, and how this was commemorated in the local collective memory.
Paper presented at the conference AAS-ICAS (Association of Asian Studies - International Convent for Asian Scholars), Honululu, United States, 31 March-3 April 2011