UNAMET
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UNAMET (United Nations Mission in East Timor) was a UN peacekeeping and electoral mission established in 1999 to organize and oversee the referendum on East Timor’s political status and support its transition toward independence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations mission
ⓘ
electoral observation mission ⓘ peacekeeping mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UNAMET NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotOptions |
independence from Indonesia
ⓘ
special autonomy within Indonesia ⓘ |
| component |
civilian staff
ⓘ
electoral officers ⓘ human rights officers ⓘ military liaison officers ⓘ police observers ⓘ political affairs officers ⓘ public information officers ⓘ |
| consultationDate | 1999-08-30 ⓘ |
| countryServed | East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedByResolution | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1246 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | United Nations Mission in East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfMission | Ian Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | oversaw the vote that led to East Timor’s independence ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Timor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandateEndDate | 1999-10-25 ⓘ |
| mandateStartDate | 1999-06-11 ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedEvent |
1999 East Timor independence referendum
ⓘ
popular consultation of the East Timorese people ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| predecessorContext | Indonesian occupation of East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMandate |
organize and conduct a popular consultation in East Timor
ⓘ
organize and oversee the referendum on East Timor’s political status ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | East Timor independence conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportedTurnout | high voter turnout ⓘ |
| resolutionNumber | 1246 ⓘ |
| resultReported | majority vote in favor of independence ⓘ |
| specialRepresentativeOfSecretaryGeneral | Ian Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | completed mission ⓘ |
| succeededBy | UNTAET NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
advise on the maintenance of law and order during the consultation
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conduct voter education ⓘ liaise with Indonesian authorities regarding security arrangements ⓘ monitor the fairness of the ballot ⓘ organize polling and counting for the popular consultation ⓘ register eligible East Timorese voters ⓘ report to the United Nations on the conduct and outcome of the consultation ⓘ support East Timor’s transition toward independence ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1999 ⓘ |
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