Indonesian occupation of East Timor

Indonesian occupation of East Timor was a colony in Java and Eastern Indonesia (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1975 to 1999 CE, about 24 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Indonesia invaded days after East Timor declared independence in 1975. Up to a fifth of the population died from violence, famine and disease before a UN-run referendum in 1999 chose independence.

See Indonesian occupation of East Timor on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1975 to 1999 CE

Duration

24 years

Type

Colony

Region

Java and Eastern Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Dili

Came from

• Portuguese Timor 1702 to 1975 CE

Became

• Timor-Leste 2002 CE to the present

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1975 Fall of Saigon and Phnom Penh

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• Thailand 1932 CE to the present
• Philippines 1946 CE to the present
• Myanmar (Burma) 1948 CE to the present
• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present
• Singapore 1965 CE to the present
• Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1976 CE to the present
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam 1945 to 1976 CE
• Republic of Vietnam 1955 to 1975 CE
• Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) 1975 to 1979 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia
• Republic of South Africa (apartheid era) 1961 to 1994 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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