East Timor Oil Crisis Synopsis

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The Story So Far:

        In the sixteenth century the island of Timor was owned in the west by the Netherlands and in the east by Portugal. When Indonesia became independent, the western half of Timor became part of Indonesia.

        In 1971-72, Indonesia and Australia began negotiations, concerning the maritime seabed boundaries. The result was a boundary which gave Australia check out of, approximately cardinal quarters of the continental shelf.

        The negotiations were such a success because of Australias economic trade strength and political advantages for some(prenominal) countries. The Australian government and oil companies knew of the potential oil and bluster reserves in the area, this was information which they knew and kept to themselves.

        In 1974, the Portugal shogunate of atomic number 99 Timor was overthrown and a new Portuguese government was created, including three main East Timorese political parties. Shortly after, in mid 1975 a civil war erupted and Indonesia was sought upon to accede control, by the political parties. Indonesia invaded on the 29th of November 1975 and the political companionship forces put up little resistance and were forced to contract into guerrilla warfare, which would last 24 years. Australia was against the invasion.

        With the annexation of East Timor, Indonesia catching the Timor Gap dispute and on October 1976, negotiations began about the Timor Gap, and coincidentally, Australia no long-term opposed Indonesias invasion of East Timor.

        In 1979 Australias foreign minister, Andrew Peacock, adjudge Indonesian sovereignty over East Timor, which caused uproar in Australia and can be speculated as an appeasement to the Indonesian government. aft(prenominal) a decade of negotiations, in 1989 the Timor Gap Zone of Cooperation accordance was signed by both, Australia and Indonesia.

        In February 1999, President of the Indonesian East Timor, B.J. Habibie announced that he was willing to hold a referendum on East...

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