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A member of the United Nations Mission East Timor (left) and locally employed staff (right) registering East Timorese to vote in the referendum for East Timor's independence at the registration office in Poetete. UNAMET was sent to East Timor on 11 June 1999, to organise, conduct and supervise the referendum, held on 30 August 1999, to allow the East Timorese to choose between autonomy within Indonesia or independence. Following the overwhelming vote for independence, the pro-Indonesian militia launched a campaign of destruction, arson and murder, killing approximately 1500 people and forcing 300,000 others into West Timor as refugees. Due to this the mandate of UNAMET was extended from 31 August 1999 to 30 September 1999, although most members were evacuated by 20 September when the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) was sent in.
Members of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) registering local East Timorese to vote in the upcoming referendum for independence. UNAMET was sent to East Timor on 11 June 1999, to organis
East Timorese lined up alphabetically to vote at a polling station run by the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) in the village of Poetete. UNAMET was sent to East Timor on 11 June 1999, to o
East Timorese lined up alphabetically to vote at a polling station run by the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) in the village of Poetete. UNAMET was sent to East Timor on 11 June 1999, to o
New Zealand Police Constable Rob Mills, a member of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) and a locally employed United Nations worker registering two local East Timorese to vote in the upcom
Members of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET), observers and locally employed staff, gathered around a sealed ballot box prior to the start of voting on the referendum for East Timorese in
East Timorese gather around the registration station and polling site run by the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) in a school the village of Poetete. UNAMET was sent to East Timor on 11 Jun
