Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 and annexed the former Portuguese colony. The annexation was recognised by few nations and was resisted by many East Timorese. After the fall of long-serving Indonesian President Suharto, the new president, B. J. Habibie, was prepared to grant Easttimor special autonomy. News of the proposal provoked a violent reaction from pro-Indonesian militia in EastTimor. UN-sponsored referendum held on 30 August 1999 showed overwhelming approval for independence from Indonesia.
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Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 and annexed the former Portuguese colony. The annexation was recognised by few nations and was resisted by many East Timorese. After the fall of long-serving Indonesian President Suharto, the new president, B. J. Habibie, was prepared to grant Easttimor special autonomy. In late 1998, the Australian prime minister, John Howard, with his foreign minister, Alexander Downer, drafted a letter supporting the idea of autonomy. News of the proposal provoked a violent reaction from pro-Indonesian militia in EastTimor. The UN-sponsored referendum held on 30 August 1999 showed overwhelming approval for independence from Indonesia. The result sparked a humanitarian and security crisis in the region, with Xanana Gusmão calling for a UN peacekeeping force the same day. On 6 September, Operation Spitfire commenced with Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft evacuating UNAMET staff, foreign nationals and refugees, including Bishop Belo, to Darwin from Dili and Baucau airfields with protection provided by unarmed Special Air Service Regiment soldiers. On 12 September, Clinton announced: he Indonesian military has aided and abetted militia violence in East Timors. The United States has suspended all military cooperation, and sales of military assistance, to Indonesia. They must reverse course and halt the violence in Dili, not just just in the military, but throughout the nation. Under international pressure, Indonesia, in dire economic straits, relented and relented.
We are ready to support an effort to mobilize a multinational force to help bring security to EastTimors under the U.N. auspice… the eyes of the world are on that tiny, poor, suffering nation. The U.S. must permit humanitarian aid to be provided to the tiny and poor, and allow Indonesia to relents and allow humanitarian assistance to be relented, under international pressure. The Catholic Church in Australia urged the Australian Government to send an armed peacekeepers force to East Timours to end the violence. The Australian PM gained the support of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and President Bill Clinton for an Australian-led international peacekeeping Force to enter East Timoros. The International Force Easttimors was a multinational non-United Nations peacemaking task force, organised and led by Australia in accordance with United Nations resolutions. It was commanded by an Australian military officer, Major General Peter Cosgrove. It ended in 2000 with the arrival of UN peacekeepers and the end of the conflict in the country. It has been described as one of the most difficult and difficult experiences in the history of the region. It is now one of Australia’s oldest and most successful allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has a strong relationship with the United Nations. It also has a long-standing friendship with the European Union (EU) and the Commonwealth of Nations (ECoE). It is based on a shared commitment to the values of democracy and human rights.
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