Chronology of Events

revised on 25 April 2013

Timor-Leste

January 2007   

The UNMIT Serious Crimes Investigation Team (SCIT) was established.

26 January 2007

The UN, Timor-Leste and Australia signed a security agreement to establish a Trilateral Coordination Body to allow better coordination on security issues.  

30 October 2006

The Secretary-General appointed Atul Khare as his Special Representative in Timor-Leste to replace Sukehiro Hasegawa.

17 October 20006

Independent Special Commission of Inquiry issued its report on the April-May violence, presenting facts that led to the violence and recommending the prosecution of several individuals for their role in the crisis. 

14 September 2006

UNMIT officially took over policing activities in Timor-Leste with the “blue-hatting” of Australian, Portuguese and Malaysian police contingents.

25 August 2006

The Council created the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) through resolution 1704.

14 July 2006

José Luis Guterres, Timor-Leste’s ambassador to the UN, was appointed foreign minister.

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