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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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