Timor-Leste
10 July 2006
José Ramos-Horta was sworn-in as the new prime minister.
28 June 2006
Protesters set fire to some twenty houses in Dili; Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed a special inquiry commission to investigate the May and June violence.
26 June 2006
Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri resigned.
6 June 2006
A rally of some 2,000 called for the prime minister’s resignation.
2 June 2006
José Ramos-Horta was named minister of defence in addition to his post as foreign minister; Mari Alkatiri continued to reject calls for his resignation.
1 June 2006
Defence Minister Roque Rodriguez resigned.
25 May 2006
The Secretary-General sent Ian Martin, his representative in Timor-Leste in 1999, on a fact-finding mission to the country. The Council issued a presidential statement supporting the deployment of the multinational forces.
24 May 2006
The Timorese government requested security assistance from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Portugal. The Council expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation in a statement to the press.
