Sources: Timor-Leste
Every source cited on this case’s published pages, with where it is used. Organisation and government sources are labelled as perspectives.
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17 sources. A working link shows that a source is available; it is not proof that the source supports a claim — that is checked by editorial evidence review.
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Legislation · Government perspective or primary official source
Constituent Assembly of East Timor, Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Government of Timor-Leste, 22 March 2002) link
English translation published on the government website. The preamble states the Timorese state’s own reading of 1975–1999. Locators are PDF pages.
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process, Timor-Leste: a concluded independence process · Source record
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Book chapter · Scholarly work
Fox, James J., Tracing the path, recounting the past: historical perspectives on Timor, Out of the Ashes: Destruction and Reconstruction of East Timor (ANU E Press, 2003) link
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record
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Treaty or agreement text · Government perspective or primary official source
Government of Indonesia; Government of Portugal and Secretary-General of the United Nations, Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Portuguese Republic on the question of East Timor, with the agreements on the modalities for the popular consultation and on security (United Nations, 5 May 1999) link
Signed in New York on 5 May 1999; copy hosted by UN Peacemaker. Locators are the UN document page numbers.
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record
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Court decision · Court or tribunal
International Court of Justice, East Timor (Portugal v. Australia): case overview (International Court of Justice) link
The Court’s overview of the case and its judgment of 30 June 1995. The judgment PDF refused automated download; the overview page was read.
Cited on: History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record
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Book chapter · Scholarly work
Lloyd, Grayson J., The diplomacy on East Timor: Indonesia, the United Nations and the international community, Out of the Ashes: Destruction and Reconstruction of East Timor (ANU E Press, 2003) link
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record
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Book chapter · Scholarly work
Martin, Ian, The popular consultation and the United Nations mission in East Timor — first reflections, Out of the Ashes: Destruction and Reconstruction of East Timor (ANU E Press, 2003) link
A personal account by the head of UNAMET.
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record
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NGO or research institute report · Independent publication
Silva, Romesh and Ball, Patrick, The Profile of Human Rights Violations in Timor-Leste, 1974–1999 (Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group, 9 February 2006) link
Statistical analysis prepared for the truth commission (CAVR). Locators are printed page numbers.
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Book chapter · Scholarly work
Soares, Dionisio Babo, Political developments leading to the referendum, Out of the Ashes: Destruction and Reconstruction of East Timor (ANU E Press, 2003) link
Dates a UDT coup to August 1974, which conflicts with other accounts placing the breakdown in August 1975; that sentence is not used.
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News report · Journalism
Strangio, Sebastian, ‘History Is Made’: Timor-Leste Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member (The Diplomat, 27 October 2025) link
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process, Timor-Leste: a concluded independence process · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Department of Public Information, East Timor – UNTAET: Background (United Nations, May 2002) link
UN public information page produced in May 2002, before independence day; not an official record. Locators are paragraph numbers counted on the page.
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Website · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Department of Public Information, United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (mission page) (United Nations) link
Archived summary page for the completed mission.
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process, Timor-Leste: a concluded independence process · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly resolution 57/3: Admission of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to membership in the United Nations (United Nations, 27 September 2002) link
Adopted at the 20th plenary meeting on 27 September 2002; distributed 2 October 2002.
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process, Timor-Leste: a concluded independence process · Source record
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Organisation statement · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Secretary-General, People of East Timor reject proposed special autonomy, express wish to begin transition to independence, Secretary-General informs Security Council (United Nations, 3 September 1999) link
Press release reproducing Kofi Annan’s statement to the Security Council announcing the result; issued for information media, not an official record.
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 384 (1975) of 22 December 1975 (United Nations, 22 December 1975) link
Scanned page from the Council’s annual volume of resolutions and decisions; the text layer is poor but the preamble and operative paragraphs are legible.
Cited on: History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 1246 (1999) (United Nations, 11 June 1999) link
Cited on: History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 1264 (1999) (United Nations, 15 September 1999) link
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 1272 (1999) (United Nations, 25 October 1999) link
Cited on: Timor-Leste, History of Timor-Leste’s independence process · Source record