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The complexity of the democratic transition in Indonesia creates the opportunity of an interpretation of the July 2014 Presidential elections and of the April 2014 Parliamentary elections. The purpose of this analysis is to identify signs of change and continuity. This article will focus on the electoral events of April and July, describing the protagonists and the campaign main issues in order to explain ruptures and continuities, similarities and differences. The text will reflect the tension between atavism and the drive for reforms which, since 1998, influenced the discourse and political life in Indonesia. Adapted from the source document.

Analyzes the May 1999 agreements between Portugal and Indonesia giving autonomy to East Timor within Indonesia and legal implications of the Aug. 1999 East Timorese referendum choosing independence and transfer of authority to the UN. Summary in English p. 251-2.

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in charge of consultations with the people of East Timor and Chief of the UN Mission to East Timor (UNAMET) presents a preliminary report on these assignments. Included in a collection of articles under the cover title "As Nações Unidas, a Indonésia e Timor-Leste".

How government of East Timor by Indonesia was finally brought to an end through the Aug. 1999 referendum in favor of independence; indicates that Indonesia's agreement to the referendum was in part due to influence exerted by Portugal as a member of the European Union. Included in a collection of articles under the cover title "As Nações Unidas, a Indonésia e Timor-Leste". Summaries in English and French p. 250 and 252.

An ambassador of Portugal describes the diplomatic processes through which the desire of the people of East Timor for independence was brought to the attention of the UN General Assembly and Security Council, eventually weakening the determination of Indonesia to remain in control. Included in a collection of articles under the cover title "As Nações Unidas, a Indonésia e Timor-Leste".

The president of the National Resistance Council of East Timor describes conditions under which the Timorese people at present live, protected by the UN's International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), and their strong desire for a peaceful and prosperous future, as an independent country and part of the international community. Included in a collection of articles under the overall title "As Nações Unidas, a Indonésia e Timor-Leste".

Examines the killings and forced population displacement caused by paramilitary groups as part of an Indonesian government campaign to undermine the transition to independence, UN response, and prospects for independence; East Timor. Summary in English p. 252.

Thanks to the recent disclosure of previously classified documents, made possible by the new British Freedom of Information Act, a new light has been cast over the role played by the UK in the events which led to the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia in December 1975. The British diplomatic papers offer us a clearer picture of the international background of what become one the most dramatic episodes of Portugal's decolonisation. The purpose of this article is to describe & comment the conduct followed by the Wilson government vis-a-vis the East Timor crisis of 1975/76, placing it in the context of Britain's historical, strategic, political, & economical involvement in South East Asia. Adapted from the source document.