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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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
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
Santa Cruz massacre
relatedTo East Timor genocide debate
resultedIn establishment of UNTAET in East Timor
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
UN Security Council Resolution 384
UN Security Council Resolution 389

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East Timor intervention relatedConflict Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Indonesian Army conflict Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: East Timor conflict
National Council of Timorese Resistance opposedTo Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Timorese people historicalEvent Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Soeharto involvedInEvent Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: Indonesian invasion of East Timor
East Timorese War of Independence cause Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: Indonesian invasion of East Timor
East Timorese War of Independence significantEvent Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: 1975 Indonesian invasion of East Timor
Fretilin operatedUndergroundDuring Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato conflict Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: Indonesian invasion of East Timor
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato conflict Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Konis Santana opposedTo Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Konis Santana conflict Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Army Strategic Reserve Command notableEngagement Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: Indonesian invasion of East Timor
Timor Gap affectedBy Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: Indonesian occupation of East Timor (1975–1999)
East Timor Student Solidarity Council opposes Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Santa Cruz Cemetery associatedWith Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Zacarias Gusmão participatedIn Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: Indonesian occupation of East Timor resistance
UDT involvedIn Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: East Timor civil conflict of 1975
UDT opposedTo Indonesian occupation of East Timor
KOTA opposed Indonesian occupation of East Timor
PPT opposed Indonesian occupation of East Timor
PPT activeDuringConflict Indonesian occupation of East Timor
1999 East Timorese independence referendum relatedTo Indonesian occupation of East Timor
1999 East Timorese independence referendum precededBy Indonesian occupation of East Timor
this entity surface form: Indonesian annexation of East Timor
Indonesian occupation of East Timor hasCause Indonesian occupation of East Timor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Indonesian invasion of East Timor