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Includes historical information and resources on the East Timor's conflict with Indonesia.

Episode of Four Corner - Chris Masters captured first-hand accounts of the wave of violence unleashed following Timor Leste's vote for independence in 1999.

"On August 30, Timor-Leste will celebrate the referendum that gave it independence from Indonesia. For the people of this small island, it has been a long battle - one that continues today. "

This website provides links to various resources on the East Timor and Indonesia conflict.

The first section of this article outlines the causes and impacts of the conflict between East Timor and Indonesia. It also highlights other key players and their involvement/perspective.

History of East Timor including political conflict with Indonesia and internal political crisis.

"This program uses rarely seen archival footage from a variety of sources to show the changing relationships between the three countries over a 30-year period" TEACHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ACCOMPANY VIDEO.

"This programme looks at key developments since 1974 in the history of East Timor and the events surrounding the referendum in August 1999."

[TEACHER RESOURCE] UN report focuses on the 2006 crisis in Timore-Leste. It provides a concise timeline of events, background/history, outlines the events associated with the 2006 crisis and more.

Succinct timeline of East Timor's history.

"The liberation of East Timor pushed Australia and Indonesia to the brink of confrontation, but diplomacy and a peacekeeping mission led to the birth of a nation. 20 years on we talk to those involved"

Please note for EBSCO articles you will need to access EBSCO via the Kircher Canvas course (Research page) prior to clicking this link. "The article focuses on the political unrest in East Timor, which started in April 2006 following the riots in Dili. The 2006 East Timor crisis started as a conflict between the elements of the military over discrimination within the military and expanded to general violence throughput the country. The fighting between pro-government troops and disaffected Falintil troops broke out in May 2006. The motives behind the fighting appear to be distribution of oil funds and poor organization of the Timorese Army and the police."