Indonesian military's response to the East Timor referendum as support to discredit the 1969 Act of Free Choice. The Indonesian government's position is that the United Nations' noting of the results validates it. A new referendum is supported by many international organisations including the Free West Papua Campaign which works with West Papuans to provide all West Papuans with self-determination and full independence from Indonesian rule. The Federal Republic of West Papua, formed on 19 October 2011 at the Third West Papuan People's Congress, has declared the New York Agreement and The Act of Free Choice "null and invalid", and seeks recognition by the United Nations as an independent nation according to international and customary law. Monuments Monuments commemorating the event is built in Jayapura and Merauke, both in Papua. They were inaugurated by President Suharto on 16 and 17 September 1969, respectively. See also West New Guinea dispute Papua conflict Bibliography The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962–1969: Anatomy of a Betrayal by John Saltford (2002) (pdf 3.4 MB) Drooglever, Pieter J.: Een Daad van Vrije Keuze: De Papoea's van Westelijke Nieuw-Guinea en de grenzen van het zelfbeschikkingsrecht. Uitgeverij Boom, Amsterdam, 2005. (Summary) References New Order (Indonesia) Western New Guinea 1969 in law Sovereignty referendums 1969 West Papua