| Accession Number | P04504.053 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Parker, David Dare |
| Date made | 12 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. |
General Wiranto (left), Commander Indonesian Armed Forces, and General Subagyo Hadisiswoyo ...
Description
General Wiranto (left), Commander Indonesian Armed Forces, and General Subagyo Hadisiswoyo (right), Chief of Staff, Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) (Indonesian National Army), at a press conference at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. At this press conference President Bacharuddin Jusuf (B J) Habibie announced that Indonesia would accept a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force for East Timor, to restore order after violence continued following the independence referendum in August 1999. The Australian led International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) arrived in East Timor just eight days later, on 20 September 1999.