 Complete the following phrase:  After the Carnation Revolution overthrew the Estado Novo regime and established the Third Portuguese Republic, the colonial authorities effectively abandoned East Timor, opening the door for the countrys independence. After a short civil war between the Timorese Democratic Union UDT and the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor FRETILIN, East Timor unilaterally declared independence from Portugal. However, this independence was cut short by the 