Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Declaration
After Portugal’s administration withdrew, FRETILIN declared East Timor independent; Indonesia invaded nine days later.
Significance here: The date Timor-Leste’s Constitution marks as its Day of Proclamation of Independence; independence was not internationally recognised until 2002.
· Conflict episode
Indonesian forces invaded East Timor, beginning an occupation that lasted until 1999.
Significance here: Began 24 years of Indonesian rule and armed resistance; the UN called for Indonesia’s withdrawal.
· International resolution
The Security Council recognised East Timor’s right to self-determination and independence and called on Indonesia to withdraw its forces.
Significance here: Set out the UN’s call for Indonesian withdrawal and for East Timorese self-determination; the UN never recognised the later integration.
· Administrative change
Indonesia made East Timor its 27th province; the United Nations never recognised the integration.
Significance here: Indonesia ruled the territory as a province until 1999, while the UN continued to regard Portugal as the administering power.
· Agreement
Indonesia and Portugal asked the UN to consult the East Timorese on special autonomy within Indonesia, and agreed in advance what would follow either result.
Significance here: Created the popular consultation and fixed its consequences: autonomy within Indonesia, or a UN-led transition towards independence.
· Referendum or popular consultation
In a UN-run ballot, 78.5% of voters rejected special autonomy within Indonesia, opening a transition towards independence.
Significance here: The UN-run vote whose result led, through UN administration, to independence in 2002.
· Conflict episode
Militia violence followed the result; Indonesia accepted international assistance and an Australian-led multinational force was authorised.
Significance here: Devastated the territory after the vote and led to the departure of Indonesian forces and administration.
· Administrative change
The Security Council placed East Timor under a UN transitional administration with full legislative and executive authority.
Significance here: Governed the territory through the transition, including elections for a Constituent Assembly and the adoption of a constitution.
· Independence
East Timor became an independent state as UN administration ended.
Significance here: The historical outcome of the independence process; the Constitution presents it as the international recognition of the 1975 proclamation.
· Recognition
The General Assembly admitted the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as a UN member state.
Significance here: Confirmed Timor-Leste’s place as a member of the international community of states.
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