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The End of an Empire
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"The transfer of sovereignty over Macau 澳門回歸 from Portugal to the People's Republic of China occurred on 20 December 1999

On 31 December 1975, the Portuguese government withdrew its remaining troops from Macau. On 8 February 1979, the Portuguese government decided to break off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. The next day, both Portugal and the People's Republic of China recognized Macau as Chinese territory. The colony remained under Portuguese rule until 20 December 1999, when it was transferred to China and became the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The Portuguese Empire ended de facto on May 20, 2002 with the Independence of Timor-Leste from Portugal. This marked the end of nearly 600 years of the European colonial era"