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1975 invasion of East Timor: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Operation Lotus • Operation Seroja
Date December 7, 1975 - 1979
Location Dili • East Timor • Baucau
Participants Indonesia • East Timor • Falintil • Fretilin
Context Cold War

Photos

East Timorese resistance fighters
José Ramos-Horta (front right)
Xanana Gusmão with East Timorese villagers, 1999
Crowd of East Timorese people cheering and waving East Timor national flags during a parade in Dili, with a clear sky in the background.
Xanana Gusmão, 2024
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