| Accession Number | P04315.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
| Place made | East Timor: Dili |
| Date made | September 1999 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Major General (Maj Gen) Peter Cosgrove (rear), Commander of the International Force in East Timor ...
Description
Major General (Maj Gen) Peter Cosgrove (rear), Commander of the International Force in East Timor (INTERFET), accompanied by his unidentified bodyguard, walks from the Turismo Hotel, Dili. During the violence which followed the 1999 independence vote journalists, soldiers and homeless Timorese sheltered in the hotel . Following the announcement of the pro-independence ballot result in September 1999, the pro-Indonesian militia launched a campaign of arson, murder and destruction. Shortly afterwards, on 20 September, the first Australian troops were deployed to East Timor as part of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), an Australian led international mission to bring peace and stability to East Timor under the United Nations mandate.