We invaded East Timor, we just given back the land that we dont deserve. Learn some history please.
Indonesian invasion of East Timor
Date 7 December 1975 – 17 July 1976
(7 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Location
East Timor
Result
Belligerents
Indonesia
East Timor dissidents
Supported by:
Australia[2][3]
United States[4][5][6]
Netherlands[7]
South Korea[7]
Taiwan[7]
East Timor
Supported by:
China[8]
Soviet Union[9]
Sweden[9]
Cuba[9]
Mozambique[9]
Commanders and leaders
Strength
35,000 soldiers 2,500 regular troops
Casualties and losses
1,000 injured, captured or dead
[10][11] Unknown
100,000 to 180,000 soldiers and civilians dead throughout occupation including between 17,600 and 19,600 violent deaths or disappearances
[12]
Part of a series on the
History of East Timor
The
Indonesian invasion of East Timor, known in Indonesia as
Operation Lotus (
Indonesian:
Operasi Seroja), began on 7 December 1975 when the
Indonesian military invaded
East Timor under the pretext of
anti-colonialism. The overthrowing of a popular and briefly
Fretilin-led government later sparked a violent
quarter-century occupation in which between approximately 100,000–180,000 soldiers and civilians are estimated to have been killed or starved to death.
[12] The
Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor documented a minimum estimate of 102,000 conflict-related deaths in East Timor throughout the entire period 1974 to 1999, including 18,600 violent killings and 84,200 deaths from disease and starvation; Indonesian forces and their auxiliaries combined were responsible for 70% of the killings.
[13][14]
During the first months of the occupation, the Indonesian military faced heavy insurgency resistance in the mountainous interior of the island, but from 1977–1978, the military procured new advanced weaponry from the United States, Israel, and other countries, to destroy Fretilin's framework.
[15] The last two decades of the century saw continuous clashes between Indonesian and East Timorese groups over the status of East Timor, until 1999, when a majority of East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence (the alternative option being "special autonomy" while remaining part of Indonesia). After a further two and a half years of transition under the auspices of three different United Nations missions, East Timor achieved independence on 20 May 2002.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_invasion_of_East_Timor
