United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor

United Nations establishes a transitional administration in East Timor

📅 25 October 1999

Security Council Resolution 1272 gave UNTAET broad administrative authority and tasked it with supporting self-government and reconstruction. The arrangement enabled the transition to independence but...

East Timorese voters elect a Constituent Assembly

📅 30 August 2001

More than 91 percent of eligible voters participated in elections for an assembly tasked with drafting a constitution and preparing the transition to independence. The vote advanced self-government...