1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor

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United Nations–brokered accord bilateral treaty international agreement

The 1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor was a UN-brokered accord between Indonesia and Portugal that set the terms and process for East Timor’s vote on self-determination, ultimately leading to its independence.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Agreement between Indonesia and Portugal on the Question of East Timor	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations–brokered accord ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
brokeredBy	United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
country1	Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
country2	Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateSigned	1999-05-05 ⓘ
defines	eligibility criteria for voters in East Timor consultation ⓘ question to be put to East Timorese voters ⓘ
establishes	UNAMET NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Mission in East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	UN administration of East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ UNTAET NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key step toward East Timor’s eventual independence in 2002 ⓘ
implementedBy	UNAMET NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Mission in East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedBody	United Nations Secretary-General NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedOrganization	United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Indonesian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
leadsTo	1999 East Timorese independence referendum ⓘ process resulting in East Timor’s independence ⓘ
locationSigned	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ
mandates	UNAMET to organize and conduct the popular consultation ⓘ UNAMET to register voters NERFINISHED ⓘ UNAMET to supervise the ballot ⓘ
precedes	1999 East Timorese independence referendum ⓘ
providesFor	direct ballot on special autonomy within Indonesia or separation from Indonesia ⓘ popular consultation of the East Timorese people ⓘ
purpose	to establish the terms and process for East Timor’s act of self-determination ⓘ to organize a popular consultation in East Timor ⓘ
recognizes	right of the East Timorese people to self-determination ⓘ
relatedTo	East Timor Special Autonomy proposal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian occupation of East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ decolonization of East Timor ⓘ
resultedIn	UN Security Council Resolution 1246 NERFINISHED ⓘ establishment of UNAMET by UN Security Council ⓘ
signatory	Government of the Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of the Republic of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
statusBeforeAgreement	East Timor under Indonesian administration ⓘ
subject	East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ
territorialScope	East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfProcess	self-determination process ⓘ
year	1999 ⓘ

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1999 East Timorese independence referendum → basedOn → 1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor ⓘ

1999 East Timorese independence referendum → legalBasis → 1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agreement between Indonesia and Portugal on the Question of East Timor