Indonesian invasion of East Timor

Indonesian invasion of East Timor Operation Lotus
Part of the Cold War
Date 7 December 1975 – 17 July 1976 (7 months, 1 week and 3 days) Location East Timor Result East Timor annexed by Indonesia
Belligerents
Indonesia Indonesian National Armed Forces East Timor dissidents UDT APODETI Supported by:  United States  Israel  Turkey	East Timor FRETILIN (FALINTIL)
Commanders and leaders
Suharto Maraden Panggabean Benny Moerdani Dading Kalbuadi Lopes da Cruz Mario Carrascalão José Osorio Soares	Francisco Xavier do Amaral Rogério Lobato Nicolau Lobato
Strength
35,000 soldiers	2,500 regular troops
Casualties and losses
1000 injured, captured, dead
100,000 to 180,000 soldiers and civilians dead throughout occupation including between 17,600 and 19,600 violent deaths or disappearances

 Indonesia

East Timor dissidents

East Timor

The Indonesian invasion of East Timor, known in Indonesia as Operation Lotus began on 7 December 1975, when the Indonesian military invaded East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism. The overthrowing of a popular and briefly Fretilin-led government later sparked a violent quarter-century occupation in which between approximately 100,000–180,000 soldiers and civilians are estimated to have been killed or starved. The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor documented a minimum estimate of 102,000 conflict-related deaths in East Timor throughout the entire period 1974 to 1999, including 18,600 violent killings and 84,200 deaths from disease and starvation; Indonesian forces and their auxiliaries combined were held responsible for 70% of the killings.

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