What the records say
- When
- 7 Dec 1975 – 26 Mar 1979
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 8.55° S, 125.58° E
- Description
- 1975 military invasion
- Cause
- 1975 proclamation of independence from East Timor
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Indonesian invasion of East Timor
1975–79 military operation
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.
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