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East Timor - 1999 - Popular Consultation
July 20, 2022
News conference to announce the results of the Popular Consultation
Jeff Fischer served as the Chief Electoral Officer for the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET). Under an agreement signed on May 5, 1999 by the governments of Indonesia and Portugal and the United Nations (UN), the UN was responsible to supervise and administration the Popular Consultation, a referendum to determine the political status of East Timor, that is, whether it would be granted a special autonomy status under the governance of Indonesia or independence as a country in itself. Jeff was responsible to oversee the voter registration, voting, and ballot tabulation processes conducted by international and Timorese staff.
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