[20050504]RS22136_东帝汶：国会面临的潜在问题.pdf

1 Slobodan Lekic, “East Timors Historic Vote Hailed as a Success,” Associated Press, Aug. 31,2001.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22136May 4, 2005East Timor: Potential Issues for Congressnae redactedForeign Affairs Analystnae redactedAnalyst in Southeast and South Asian AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryWith the help of a transitional United Nations administration, East Timor emergedin 2002 as an independent state after a long history of Portugese colonialism and morerecently, Indonesian rule. This followed a U.N.-organized 1999 referendum in which theEast Timorese overwhelmingly voted for independence and after which Indonesian-backed pro-integrationist militias went on a rampage. Under several different mandates,the United Nations has provided peacekeeping, humanitarian and reconstructionassistance, and capacity building to establish a functioning government. On April 28,2005, the Security Council established a special one-year political mission to last untilMay 2006. Many challenges remain, including the need for economic development andsustained support by the internati