Nope, Australia never done thing like that. It is European countries and then USA who forces us. Australian public yes, but not their government
Australia volunter after Indonesia made decision to conduct election in East Timor. Australia as the hands of Western nations in Asia of course will do that, while whole ASEAN members dont want to do that sensitive thing.
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Basically we are against whole Christian world, similar like Christian South Sudan case
Indonesian occupation (1975–1999)[edit]
A demonstration for
independence from Indonesia held in Australia during September 1999
Indonesia's occupation of East Timor was marked by violence and brutality. A detailed statistical report prepared for the
Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor cited a minimum of 102,800 conflict-related deaths in the period 1974–1999, namely, approximately 18,600 killings and 84,200 "excess" deaths from hunger and illness, with an estimated figure based on Portuguese, Indonesian and Catholic Church data of approximately 200,000 deaths.
[43] The East Timorese guerrilla force (Forças Armadas da Libertação Nacional de Timor-Leste,
Falintil) fought a campaign against the Indonesian forces from 1975 to 1998.[
citation needed]
The 1991
Dili Massacre was a turning point for the independence cause and an East Timor solidarity movement grew in Portugal, the Philippines, Australia, and other Western countries.
Following the
resignation of Indonesian President Suharto, a UN-sponsored agreement between Indonesia and Portugal allowed for a UN-supervised popular
referendum in August 1999. A clear vote for independence was met with a
punitive campaign of violence by East Timorese
pro-integration militia supported by elements of the Indonesian military. This allowed the sending of the multinational peacekeeping force,
INTERFET, which was formed by Australia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, and New Zealand, with aid from the United States, to restore order and aid East Timorese refugees and internally-displaced persons.
[44] On 25 October 1999, the administration of East Timor was taken over by the UN through the
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), headed by
Sergio Vieira de Mello.
[45][46] The INTERFET deployment ended in February 2000 with the transfer of military command to the UN.
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