1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor

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The 1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor was a UN-brokered accord between Indonesia and Portugal that set the terms and process for East Timor’s vote on self-determination, ultimately leading to its independence.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations–brokered accord ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
brokeredBy United Nations ⓘ
country1 Indonesia ⓘ
country2 Portugal ⓘ
dateSigned 1999-05-05 ⓘ
defines eligibility criteria for voters in East Timor consultation ⓘ
question to be put to East Timorese voters ⓘ
establishes UNAMET ⓘ
United Nations Mission in East Timor ⓘ
followedBy UN administration of East Timor ⓘ
UNTAET ⓘ
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor ⓘ
historicalSignificance key step toward East Timor’s eventual independence in 2002 ⓘ
implementedBy UNAMET ⓘ
United Nations Mission in East Timor ⓘ
involvedBody United Nations Secretary-General ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ
involvedOrganization United Nations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Indonesian ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
leadsTo 1999 East Timorese independence referendum ⓘ
process resulting in East Timor’s independence ⓘ
locationSigned New York City ⓘ
United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
mandates UNAMET to organize and conduct the popular consultation ⓘ
UNAMET to register voters ⓘ
linked to: UNAMET

UNAMET to supervise the ballot ⓘ
precedes 1999 East Timorese independence referendum ⓘ
providesFor direct ballot on special autonomy within Indonesia or separation from Indonesia ⓘ
popular consultation of the East Timorese people ⓘ
purpose to establish the terms and process for East Timor’s act of self-determination ⓘ
to organize a popular consultation in East Timor ⓘ
recognizes right of the East Timorese people to self-determination ⓘ
relatedTo East Timor Special Autonomy proposal ⓘ
Indonesian occupation of East Timor ⓘ
decolonization of East Timor ⓘ
resultedIn UN Security Council Resolution 1246 ⓘ
establishment of UNAMET by UN Security Council ⓘ
signatory Government of the Portuguese Republic ⓘ
Government of the Republic of Indonesia ⓘ
statusBeforeAgreement East Timor under Indonesian administration ⓘ
subject East Timor ⓘ
linked to: Timor-Leste
territorialScope East Timor ⓘ
linked to: Timor-Leste
typeOfProcess self-determination process ⓘ
year 1999 ⓘ

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1999 East Timorese independence referendum → basedOn → 1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor ⓘ
1999 East Timorese independence referendum → legalBasis → Agreement between Indonesia and Portugal on the Question of East Timor ⓘ
linked to: 1999 Indonesia–Portugal agreement on East Timor