Side by side
Indonesia and Timor-Leste compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
28 November 1975 — East Timor unilaterally declares independence from Portugal
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- 2026-08-10
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Each figure is the same observation, with the same source, as on the two dossiers. Every value shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. A “—” is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Metric names link to the world ranking; values open the figure on its own dossier.
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Entangled histories
3 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 7 December 1975
Indonesian invasion
Indonesia launches a full-scale air and sea invasion of Dili, beginning an occupation marked from the start by mass civilian killing.
War & Rupture · from the Timor-Leste chronicle · Declaration, Invasion, and Annexation · 1975 invasion of East Timor, A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Timor-Leste
- 17 July 1976
Annexation as 27th province
Indonesia formally annexes the territory as its 27th province, Timor Timur; the United Nations refuses to recognize the annexation and affirms Timorese self-determination.
Politics & Power · from the Timor-Leste chronicle · Declaration, Invasion, and Annexation · 1975 invasion of East Timor, UNTAET Background
- 30 August 1999
Independence referendum
In a UN-supervised popular consultation, 78.5 per cent of Timorese reject autonomy within Indonesia and choose a transition to independence.
Independence · from the Timor-Leste chronicle · The Referendum and UN Transitional Administration · UNTAET Background, East Timor