Indonesian occupation of East Timor

The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (, abbreviated as Fretilin) is a centre-left political party and former national liberation movement in Timor-Leste. It presently holds 19 of 65 seats in the National Parliament. Fretilin formed the government in East Timor until its independence in 2002. It obtained the presidency in 2017 under Francisco Guterres but lost in the 2022 East Timorese presidential election.

aggression after the referendum of 1999

execution method

1975 military invasion

1975 military occupation

former province of Indonesia

referendum

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

1991 massacre in East Timor

referendum administration organization

multinational peacemaking task force in East Timor, lead by Australia, from 1999 to 2000

2003 hotel bombing in Baghdad

acts committed by Indonesian government during its occupation of East Timor (1975–1999)

The Armed Forces for the National Liberation of East Timor (, Falintil) originally began as the military wing of the Fretilin party of East Timor. It was established on 20 August 1975 in response to Fretilin's political conflict with the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT).

East Timorese freedom fighter (1957-1998)

Group of foreign journalists killed in 1975 in East Timor

East Timorese politician (1947-2007)

pro-Indonesia militia leader in East Timor, convicted and sentenced for his participation in numerous massacres

Aitarak (Tetun for 'thorn') was the name of a pro-Indonesia militia group in East Timor during the late 1990s. On April 17, 1999, the group conducted 12 murders at the Manuel Carrascalão House massacre in Dili. That same month members took part in the Liquiçá Church massacre. At its height, the group was led by Eurico Guterres.

treaty between Australia and Indonesia

The Mahidi () was a militia in East Timor loyal to Indonesia. Its origin is traced back to groups who lost lands and power for fighting the Portuguese and those who collaborated with the Japanese during World War II. The militia was founded in December 1998 and its operations were centered around the Cassa area in the southern Ainaro district. The location is strategic since it is at the crossroads between Manufahi, Ainaro, and Cova Lima districts. Mahidi participated in the 1999 East Timorese crisis, and the group was one of the most violent of the armed forces during the crisis. They were li

militias loyal to the Indonesian government in East Timor, from 1999 to 2000

1999 massacre in East Timor

1983 massacre in East Timor

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1988–2001 East Timorese anti-occupation organisation