1999 East Timorese independence referendum

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The 1999 East Timorese independence referendum was a UN-organized vote in which the people of East Timor chose independence from Indonesia, leading to the territory’s transition toward becoming a sovereign nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independence referendum
plebiscite
referendum
administeredBy United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
surface form: UN Mission in East Timor
alsoKnownAs 1999 East Timorese independence referendum
surface form: East Timor popular consultation of 1999

1999 East Timorese independence referendum
surface form: Popular Consultation of the People of East Timor
basedOn 1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor
conflictContext Cold War–era and post–Cold War politics in Southeast Asia
consequence creation of United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
establishment of UN administration in East Timor
transition toward sovereign statehood for East Timor
country Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor
date 1999-08-30
followedBy United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
restoration of independence of East Timor in 2002
historicalSignificance key step in creation of the independent state of Timor-Leste
languageOfBallot Indonesian
Portuguese
Tetum
legalBasis 1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor
surface form: Agreement between Indonesia and Portugal on the Question of East Timor
location Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor
monitoredBy international observers
opposedBy pro-Indonesian militias
option1 Special autonomy for East Timor within the Republic of Indonesia
option2 Rejection of special autonomy leading to independence
organizedBy United Nations
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
surface form: United Nations Mission in East Timor
outcome end of Indonesian rule in East Timor
start of transition toward East Timorese independence
partOf East Timor peace process
precededBy Indonesian occupation of East Timor
surface form: Indonesian annexation of East Timor

Portuguese decolonization of East Timor
question Acceptance or rejection of special autonomy within Indonesia
recognizedBy Government of Indonesia
Government of Portugal
United Nations General Assembly
region Southeast Asia
relatedTo East Timorese War of Independence
surface form: East Timorese independence movement

Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Timor-Leste
result majority rejected special autonomy within Indonesia
majority voted for independence from Indonesia
supervisedBy United Nations
supportedBy East Timorese pro-independence groups
National Council of Timorese Resistance
triggered post-referendum violence in East Timor
votingEligibility East Timorese population
year 1999

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National Council of Timorese Resistance significantEvent 1999 East Timorese independence referendum
1999 East Timorese independence referendum alsoKnownAs 1999 East Timorese independence referendum
this entity surface form: Popular Consultation of the People of East Timor
1999 East Timorese independence referendum alsoKnownAs 1999 East Timorese independence referendum
this entity surface form: East Timor popular consultation of 1999
Indonesian occupation of East Timor endedBy 1999 East Timorese independence referendum