This thesis gives a brief scenario of events which culminated in the invasion of
East Timor by the Indonesian armed forces in December 1975.
It looks at the nature of the consequences of life under Indonesian occupation;
examines the quality and nature of the resistance by the East Timorese people
against their new coloniser; examines the leadership of the resistance movement
and its re-structuring and examines the role of the United Nations and
international diplomacy.
There is also a discussion of East Timor in the context of global politics and the
National Council of Maubere Resistance Peace Plan.