East Timor intervention

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The East Timor intervention was a multinational peacekeeping and stabilization operation in 1999 that aimed to end violence and support East Timor’s transition to independence from Indonesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multinational military intervention
peacekeeping operation
stabilization mission
alsoKnownAs INTERFET
International Force East Timor
authorizedBy United Nations Security Council
countryInvolved Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Denmark
Fiji
Finland
France
Ireland
Italy
Jordan
Malaysia
Nepal
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
Portugal
Singapore
South Korea
Sweden
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
endDate 2000-02-23
followedBy UNTAET
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
forceCommander Peter Cosgrove
leadNation Australia
legalBasis Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
location East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste

Timor Sea region
linked to: Timor Sea
mandate facilitate humanitarian assistance operations
protect and support the United Nations Mission in East Timor
restore peace and security in East Timor
support the transition to independence from Indonesia
organizedBy United Nations
precededBy 1999 East Timorese independence referendum
post-referendum violence in East Timor
relatedConflict East Timorese crisis of 1999
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
result facilitation of East Timor’s path to independence
stabilization of security in East Timor
withdrawal of most Indonesian forces from East Timor
startDate 1999-09-20
UNSecurityCouncilResolution UN Security Council Resolution 1264

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Royal Australian Air Force conflict East Timor intervention
Australian Army conflict East Timor intervention (INTERFET)
linked to: East Timor intervention
Commander-in-Chief of FALINTIL conflict Indonesian occupation of East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
East Timor intervention alsoKnownAs INTERFET
linked to: East Timor intervention
East Timor intervention alsoKnownAs International Force East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
East Timor intervention followedBy United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
East Timor intervention relatedConflict East Timorese crisis of 1999
linked to: East Timor intervention
David Hurley conflictParticipatedIn East Timor crisis
linked to: East Timor intervention
F88 Austeyr usedInConflict East Timor intervention
subject linked to: F88 Austeyr rifle
Sergio Vieira de Mello notableWork administration of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
Australian Army units conflictParticipation East Timor intervention
UN Security Council Resolution 1264 established International Force East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
UN Security Council Resolution 1264 forceName International Force East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
UNTAET precededBy INTERFET
linked to: East Timor intervention
Commander of the International Force East Timor appliesTo International Force East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
Commander of the International Force East Timor organizationCommanded International Force East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
Commander of the International Force East Timor appointedInContextOf United Nations–authorized intervention in East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
Royal Australian Regiment conflict East Timor intervention
subject linked to: RAR
Disruptive Pattern Combat Uniform usedInConflict East Timor intervention
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment conflict East Timor intervention
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment notableOperation INTERFET in East Timor
linked to: East Timor intervention
Special Air Service Regiment conflict East Timor crisis
subject linked to: SASR
linked to: East Timor intervention