UN Peacekeeping Force – 1999
1999
Full Implementation 
Following the violence carried out by pro-Indonesian militias after the popular consultation, the UN Security Council passed resolution 1264 on 15 September 1999 authorizing a multinational force to act under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter to restore law and order, assist UNAMET, and facilitate humanitarian assistance operations. This force, INTERFET, was led by Australia and was composed of almost 12,000 troops. After additional negotiations with Indonesia to be allowed to deploy on the Timorese island, INTERFET was deployed on the September 20. INTERFET was able to quickly restore order to East Timor and was complemented with (and followed by) the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).