Operation Flamboyan
Operation Flamboyan was a joint military operation in 1975 carried out by various elements of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (ABRI) with the aim of annexing the Portuguese Timor. The operation was planned by L. B. Moerdani, Benny Moerdani on behalf of the Ministry of Defense (Indonesia), Ministry of Defense.„Part 3: The History of the Conflict“
(PDF; 1,4 MB) aus dem „Chega!“-Report der Komisi Pengakuan, Kebenaran, dan Rekonsiliasi di Timor Leste, CAVR.

History

Through from 1974 to 1975, State Intelligence Agency (Indonesia), BAKIN destabilized Portuguese Timor, which was actually supposed to be preparing for independence, and triggered East Timorese civil war, a civil war between Fretilin, FRETILIN and the Timorese Democratic Union, Uni ...
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Cold War In Asia
The Cold War in Asia was a major dimension of the worldwide Cold War that shaped diplomacy and warfare from the mid-1940s to 1991. The main countries involved were the United States, the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, South Korea, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Thailand, Laos, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan (Republic of China). In the late 1950s, divisions between China and the Soviet Union deepened, culminating in the Sino-Soviet split, and the two then vied for control of communist movements across the world, especially in Asia. East Asia United States activities China and Taiwan Strait The Nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-shek was Loss of China, defeated by the Communist party, led by Mao Zedong, in Chinese Civil War. In contrast to the strong support from the Soviet Union towards the CCP, United States did not provide significant aid to the Nationalist in the civil war. Hence, Chinese Civil War, the ...
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