East Timor intervention

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multinational military intervention peacekeeping operation stabilization mission

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.

Aliases (7)

East Timor crisis ×1
East Timor intervention (INTERFET) ×1
East Timorese crisis of 1999 ×1
INTERFET ×1
Indonesian occupation of East Timor ×1
International Force East Timor ×1
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	multinational military intervention → peacekeeping operation → stabilization mission →
alsoKnownAs	INTERFET → International Force East Timor →
authorizedBy	United Nations Security Council →
countryInvolved	Argentina → Australia → Brazil → Canada → Chile → Denmark → Fiji → Finland → France → Ireland → Italy → Jordan → Malaysia → Nepal → New Zealand → Norway → Pakistan → Philippines → Portugal → Singapore → South Korea → Sweden → Thailand → United Kingdom → United States →
endDate	2000-02-23 →
followedBy	UNTAET → United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor →
forceCommander	Peter Cosgrove →
leadNation	Australia →
legalBasis	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter →
location	East Timor → Timor Sea region →
mandate	facilitate humanitarian assistance operations → protect and support the United Nations Mission in East Timor → restore peace and security in East Timor → support the transition to independence from Indonesia →
organizedBy	United Nations →
precededBy	1999 East Timorese independence referendum → post-referendum violence in East Timor →
relatedConflict	East Timorese crisis of 1999 → Indonesian occupation of East Timor →
result	facilitation of East Timor’s path to independence → stabilization of security in East Timor → withdrawal of most Indonesian forces from East Timor →
startDate	1999-09-20 →
UNSecurityCouncilResolution	UN Security Council Resolution 1264 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australian Army ("East Timor intervention (INTERFET)") → Commander-in-Chief of FALINTIL ("Indonesian occupation of East Timor") → Royal Australian Air Force →	conflict
East Timor intervention ("INTERFET") → East Timor intervention ("International Force East Timor") →	alsoKnownAs
David Hurley ("East Timor crisis") →	conflictParticipatedIn
East Timor intervention ("United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor") →	followedBy
East Timor intervention ("East Timorese crisis of 1999") →	relatedConflict
F88 Austeyr →	usedInConflict