The prospects for East Timor

1999; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 5; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/1356788990553

ISSN

1356-7888

Tópico(s)

Peacebuilding and International Security

Resumo

Abstract Under pressure from Australia and other Western countries, Indonesian President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie's government has decided to hold a on the future of East Timor on 8 August. A free vote would probably lead to a for independence, a result to which Habibie appears reconciled. However, army commanders seem determined that East Timor should remain part of Indonesia, partly because they fear that independence would encourage a rash of separatist movements in other provinces. The military has allegedly been arming local pro-Indonesian militias, and encouraging them to attack supporters of independence.

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