Indonesian invasion of East Timor
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The Indonesian invasion of East Timor, known in Indonesia as Operation Lotus, began on 7 December 1975 when the Indonesian military (ABRI/TNI) invaded East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism and anti-communism to overthrow the Fretilin government that had emerged in 1974. The overthrow of the popular and short-lived Fretilin-led government sparked a violent quarter-century occupation in which approximately 100,000–180,000 soldiers and civilians are estimated to have been killed or starved to death. The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor documented a minimum estimate of 102,000 deaths as a result of the conflict in East Timor during the period 1974 to 1999, as well as a large part of the consequences of Indonesian war crimes during the invasion of Dili, including 18,600 violent killings and 84,200 deaths from disease and starvation; Indonesian forces and their auxiliaries combined were responsible for 70% of the killings.
1975 — 1979
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Operation Lotus
Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Suharto, Maraden Saur Halomoan Panggabean, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Timorese Popular Democratic Association, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, Timorese Democratic Union, Dading Kalbuadi, Falintil, Timor-Leste, 
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Location: -8.5547, 125.5786, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1975 Events montage 16-grid version| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1975 | Battle of Dili | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1975 | Indonesian invasion of East Timor | Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Suharto, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, invasion, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Timorese Popular Democratic Association, Falintil, Dading Kalbuadi, Maraden Saur Halomoan Panggabean, Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, Timorese Democratic Union | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1975 | Battle of Aileu | Indonesia, battle, Portuguese Timor, Timor Timur, Democratic Republic of East Timor, Provisional Government of East Timor | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1975 | East Timorese civil war | civil war, Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, Timorese Democratic Union | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Díli | fort | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | 1975 Events montage 16-grid version | Commons | ||
