Indonesian occupation of East Timor
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The Indonesian occupation of East Timor was a period from 1975 to 1999 during which Indonesia annexed and ruled the former Portuguese colony amid widespread human rights abuses and armed resistance, ultimately leading to East Timor’s UN-supervised path to independence.
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Target entity: Indonesian occupation of East Timor Context triple: [East Timor intervention, relatedConflict, Indonesian occupation of East Timor]
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East Timorese War of Independence
The East Timorese War of Independence was a decades-long armed and political struggle by East Timorese resistance groups to end Indonesian occupation and achieve national sovereignty, culminating in the country’s independence in 2002.
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B.
Aceh War
The Aceh War was a protracted late-19th- to early-20th-century conflict in northern Sumatra in which the Dutch fought to subdue the independent Sultanate of Aceh, becoming one of the bloodiest and most significant colonial wars in Indonesian history.
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East Timor intervention
The East Timor intervention was a multinational peacekeeping and stabilization operation in 1999 that aimed to end violence and support East Timor’s transition to independence from Indonesia.
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D.
Borneo Confrontation
The Borneo Confrontation was a mid-1960s undeclared conflict between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia, involving British Commonwealth forces in counter-insurgency and border security operations on the island of Borneo.
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E.
Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution was the armed and diplomatic struggle from 1945 to 1949 through which Indonesia fought to end Dutch colonial rule and secure its independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Indonesian occupation of East Timor Target entity description: The Indonesian occupation of East Timor was a period from 1975 to 1999 during which Indonesia annexed and ruled the former Portuguese colony amid widespread human rights abuses and armed resistance, ultimately leading to East Timor’s UN-supervised path to independence.
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A.
East Timorese War of Independence
The East Timorese War of Independence was a decades-long armed and political struggle by East Timorese resistance groups to end Indonesian occupation and achieve national sovereignty, culminating in the country’s independence in 2002.
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B.
Aceh War
The Aceh War was a protracted late-19th- to early-20th-century conflict in northern Sumatra in which the Dutch fought to subdue the independent Sultanate of Aceh, becoming one of the bloodiest and most significant colonial wars in Indonesian history.
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C.
East Timor intervention
The East Timor intervention was a multinational peacekeeping and stabilization operation in 1999 that aimed to end violence and support East Timor’s transition to independence from Indonesia.
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D.
Borneo Confrontation
The Borneo Confrontation was a mid-1960s undeclared conflict between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia, involving British Commonwealth forces in counter-insurgency and border security operations on the island of Borneo.
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E.
Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution was the armed and diplomatic struggle from 1945 to 1949 through which Indonesia fought to end Dutch colonial rule and secure its independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ military occupation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Indonesian National Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian Armed Forces
Government of Indonesia ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian central government
|
| annexedBy | Indonesia ⓘ |
| annexedTerritory |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| appliesToTerritory |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| capitalDuringOccupation | Dili ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
armed resistance
ⓘ
famine ⓘ forced displacement ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ mass killings ⓘ political repression ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1999-10-25 ⓘ |
| endedBy |
1999 East Timorese independence referendum
ⓘ
UN-supervised popular consultation ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths |
100000–200000 people
ⓘ
approximately one-quarter of the pre-invasion population ⓘ |
| followedBy |
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations administration in East Timor
independence of East Timor ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Carnation Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal
Indonesian occupation of East Timor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian invasion of East Timor
decolonization of Portuguese Timor ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key episode in East Timor’s path to independence ⓘ |
| incorporatedAs | 27th province of Indonesia ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsProvinceOf | Indonesia ⓘ |
| location | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| mainOpposingForce |
East Timorese independence movement
ⓘ
FALINTIL ⓘ
surface form:
Falintil
Fretilin ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| officialNameGivenByOccupier |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Timor Timur
|
| opposedBy |
Catholic community of Timor-Leste
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surface form:
Catholic Church in East Timor
Timorese diaspora ⓘ international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Timor
|
| recognizedBy | few foreign states ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Balibo Five killings
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Santa Cruz massacre ⓘ |
| relatedTo | East Timor genocide debate ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
establishment of UNTAET in East Timor
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international condemnation of Indonesia ⓘ strengthening of East Timorese national identity ⓘ |
| startDate | 1975-12-07 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| UNPosition | considered East Timor a non-self-governing territory under Portuguese administration ⓘ |
| UNResolution |
UN General Assembly Resolution 3485
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UN Security Council Resolution 384 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 389 ⓘ |
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Subject: Indonesian occupation of East Timor Description of subject: The Indonesian occupation of East Timor was a period from 1975 to 1999 during which Indonesia annexed and ruled the former Portuguese colony amid widespread human rights abuses and armed resistance, ultimately leading to East Timor’s UN-supervised path to independence.
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