To prevent the communist party, the Fretilin regined, The USA supported anti-communist Indonesia effort to annexed the land to Indonesia.
The conflict over east Timor was as a result of its control over oil resources and Indonesias appetite for control over as much teritory as posible. Indonesia is a nation made up of many different islands peoples and cultures. when the deal was done that Java was to become the overlord of the area after the Dutch left, East Timor (a Portuguese was in a position to refuse to become part off this newly formed Dictatorship. Eventually however after they became independent they were in invaded by the Indonesians with the tacit approval of the Australians as they both intended to share in the oil wealth that was in the east Timor sea. The Timorese were brave Allies to the Australians during WW 2 and many fair minded Australians felt Australia should have come to the aid of the east Timorese rather then leaving them at the mercy of a murderous Indonesian regime They agitated and eventually shamed the Australian government into coming to the aid of WW2 ally. (This was the first place Australia helped that wasn't an a American or English military action.) Australian weaponry has been used throughout the conflict to kill innocent Timorese and Australian reporters reporting on the conflict.
The results were that East Timor is once again free from Indonesian Imperialism and Australian oil interest get a much bigger slice of the oil revenue's
They assisted in the organisation of humanitarian aid and the reestablishment of government and law and order.
East Timor war was started on 7 December 1975.
East Timor war began on 7 December 1975 when the Indonesian military invaded East Timor under the pretext on anti colonialism.
East Timor is basically mountainous, with flat plains surrounding them. There are also rivers feeding the plains from the mountains.
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East Timor
East and West Timor is an Island, East Timor gained Independence from Indonesia, while West Timor is still ruled by Indonesia, location is north of Australia.
Old name of east timor
None - its the same thing. East Timor is English for Timor-Leste.
The motto of East Timor is ''.
Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor) is in Asia.
Rebulic of east Timor
They assisted in the organisation of humanitarian aid and the reestablishment of government and law and order.
The capital of East Timor (or Timor-Leste) is Dili.
East Timor is north of Australia.
East Timor have a very good relation with the Australian country. But East Timor is a very young country.
East Timor is a country in Southeast Asia, which was occupied by Indonesia from 1975 to 2002, after it declared independence from Portugal. It has since changed it's official name to Timor-Leste.