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3 SHARED EVENTSTimor-Leste

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.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · IDN LEFT · TLS RIGHT

1. 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 · REFS 2 — 1975 invasion of East Timor, A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Timor-Leste

2. 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 · REFS 2 — 1975 invasion of East Timor, UNTAET Background

3. 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 · REFS 2 — UNTAET Background, East Timor