Year | Date | Event |
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1910 | | Beginning of the Great Rebellion |
1912 | | The rebellion was quashed with Portuguese troops from its colonies in Mozambique and Macau, resulting in the deaths of three thousand people. |
1913 | | The Portuguese and Dutch agreed to a formal division of the island. |
1916 | | A definitive border between Portuguese and Dutch territories was drawn in the Hague. |
1941 | | Portuguese Timor was occupied by Australian and Dutch forces. |
1974 | | Carnation Revolution : A revolution installed a new government. |
1975 | | Indonesian invasion of East Timor : Indonesia invaded East Timor. |
1976 | | Indonesian occupation of East Timor : Indonesia declared East Timor its 27th province. |
1991 | | Santa Cruz massacre : Pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery are shot. |
1996 | | The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta for their ongoing efforts to peacefully end the occupation. |
1999 | | East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum : A referendum resulted in 78% in favour of independence from Indonesia. |
| The International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) arrived to address an ongoing humanitarian and security crisis. |
| East Timor under United Nations administration (UNTAET). |