Indonesia, then firmly-rooted in the anti-Soviet camp in Southeast Asia, was alarmed by the left-leaning parties that looked set to win that election and eager to expand its territory, invaded the territory in 1975 and annexed East Timor the following year.
Indonesia, then firmly-rooted in the anti-Soviet camp in Southeast Asia, was alarmed by the left-leaning parties and eager to expand its territory. These parties looked set to win that election. Indonesia, then firmly-rooted in the anti-Soviet camp in Southeast Asia, invaded the territory in 1975. Indonesia, then firmly-rooted in the anti-Soviet camp in Southeast Asia, annexed East Timor the following year.