20 Sep 2019

20th anniv of Interfet force involving NZ that helped calm crisis in East Timor

From Morning Report, 8:40 am on 20 September 2019

Twenty years ago an international military force, which included a large New Zealand presence, went into what was then East Timor to restore law and order as the country erupted into violence. Now known as Timor Leste, the country descended into a state of anarchy in 1999 after a referendum supported breaking away from Indonesia. Commemorations marking the setting up of the International Force East Timor, known as Interfet, take place in the capital, Dili today. Here's our Veterans' Affairs reporter Andrew McRae.