East Timor's Constituent Assembly signed into force the Territory's first Constitution on 22 March 2002 and following presidential elections on 14 April, Mr. Xanana Gusmão was appointed president-elect of East Timor (Mr. Gusmão received 82.69 per cent of the … 0000004423 00000 n 0000002349 00000 n Independence for East Timor, or even limited regional autonomy, was never going to be allowed under Suharto's New Order. 0000014880 00000 n 0000004654 00000 n
0000011852 00000 n 0000009140 00000 n The East Timor conflict can be traced to a "we have the right to" mentality by the imperialistic actions European nations of a time gone by. The 1999 East Timorese crisis began with attacks of general violence throughout the country, centered in the capital Dili.The violence erupted after a majority of eligible East Timorese voters chose independence from Indonesia.Some 1,400 civilians are believed to have died. 130 0 obj<>stream DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor's political parties kicked off a month of campaigning Tuesday for new parliamentary elections due in May with promises to boost development in one of Asia's poorest nations. Notwithstanding Indonesian public opinion in the 1990s occasionally showing begrudging appreciation of the Timorese position, it was widely feared that an independent East Timor would destabilise Indonesian unity.Indonesia and Portugal announced on 5 May 1999 that a vote would be held allowing the people of East Timor to choose between the autonomy plan or independence. 0000001116 00000 n 0000010162 00000 n 0000014955 00000 n 1942 - Japanese invade, fighting battles with Australian troops.Up to 60,000 East Timorese are killed 0000007522 00000 n 0000036049 00000 n It will be the second parliamentary election in less than a year for East Timor's fledgling democracy. %PDF-1.4 %���� 0000003087 00000 n 0 See Smith 2003, p. 47 and 56 and Martin 2002, p. 113. 0000014581 00000 n 0000002791 00000 n Hill, Hal (2001) “Tiny, Poor and War-Torn: Development Policy Challenges for East 0000011205 00000 n 0000005393 00000 n Trenton, NJ: Red Sea Press. %%EOF
The landmark vote in 1999, in which 78.5% of East Timorese chose independence from Indonesia, was … "The day of the vote, 30 August 1999, was generally calm and orderly. xref The vote, to be administered by the As groups supporting autonomy and independence began campaigning, a series of As militia leaders warned of a "bloodbath", Indonesian "roving ambassador" Francisco Lopes da Cruz declared: "If people reject autonomy there is the possibility blood will flow in East Timor. 90 41
0000003246 00000 n 0000008326 00000 n 0000001881 00000 n 0000004731 00000 n 0000001612 00000 n 0000003646 00000 n 0000024406 00000 n 0000014522 00000 n 17 For a (rare) legal analysis of whether the conflict in East Timor between 1975 and 1981 was 0000010410 00000 n 0000002644 00000 n Why did East Timor hold a referendum in 1999? 0000036292 00000 n 0000009504 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n x�b```a``b`c`�|��π ��@Q��]W�`@L�B��۽jf�ԴS� �ii`�DGGH'�20l�Ҫ@�Qa�c��� Ðϸ�HU�n�4``�b�a�0���}���f.V�&W��Mjg4a��y@}��ߡ�3k0H(`�a �q(b8�" �p� ��i 7�5�3�߂t�J -��6/�ͮYkg5�=(��`>X��b The small, tropical country of East Timor, (or Timor-Leste, as it has officially been known since 2002) is located on the island of Timor, several hundred kilometres north of Australia. I have made clear that my willingness to support future economic assistance from the international community will depend upon how Indonesia handles the situation from today.The bulk of the military forces of INTERFET were Australian—more than 5,500 troops at its peak, including an International Federation for East Timor Observer Project. 0000014694 00000 n 0000006732 00000 n The East Timor Conflict and Western Response by Torben Retboll* East Timor is a former Portuguese colony that was in- vaded and occupied by its neighbor Indonesia in December 1975. 0000024307 00000 n 90 0 obj <> endobj <<50934C5663709C479755826E927DF7F9>]>> Genocide (1998); John Taylor, East Timor: The Price of Freedom (1999); James Dunn, Timor: A People Betrayed (1983); Arnold Kohen and John Taylor, An Act of Genocide: Indonesia’s Invasion of East Timor (1979). 0000001443 00000 n 1749 - Timor split following battle between Portuguese and Dutch.Portuguese take the eastern half. trailer 0000006208 00000 n 0000002297 00000 n 0000002497 00000 n 0000009918 00000 n 0000002939 00000 n 98.6 percent of registered voters cast ballots, and on 4 September UN Secretary-General As UNAMET staff returned to Dili following the ballot, towns began to be systematically razed. 0000004377 00000 n startxref Since then the native population has been fighting the occupation under the leadership of Fretilin, the Revolutionary
Conflict Profile: East Timor / page 2 Ramos-Horta, José (1987) The Unfinished Saga of East Timor. 0000014805 00000 n Within hours of the results, paramilitary groups had begun attacking people and setting fires around the capital The violence was met with widespread public anger in Australia, Portugal and elsewhere and activists in Portugal, Australia, the United States and other nations pressured their governments to take action. 0000004341 00000 n