east timor

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east timor

Reluctant saviour

Australia, Indonesia, and the independence of East Timor
2004
Discusses how the government of Australia worked to support Indonesia's occupation of East Timor, exposing policies that supported the Indonesian military regime and prevented a ballot of independence before the pressure of activists and the public forced the Howard government to send a peacekeeping force to reluctantly help East Timor.
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