ru ▁Ma eda ▁( a ▁Japanese ▁intelligence ▁agent , ▁later ▁poet , ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁V ique que ▁and ▁At amb ua ) ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁a ▁match making ▁between ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Don . ▁Jo aqu im ▁da ▁Costa ▁of ▁O ss u ▁and ▁the ▁N ai - But i ▁cl an ▁in ▁At amb ua . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 7 5 , ▁AP O DE TI , ▁an ▁East ▁Tim or ese ▁party ▁expressed ▁its ▁will ▁to ▁integrate ▁East ▁Tim or ▁and ▁West ▁Tim or ▁through ▁an ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Indones ia . ▁This ▁idea ▁was ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Portuguese ▁version ▁of ▁so - called ▁Bal ib o ▁Dec laration ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁sign ator ies ▁l ament ed ▁the ▁separation ▁with ▁the ▁" Ind ones ian ▁people ▁of ▁Tim or " ▁through ▁dem arc ation ▁of ▁the ▁colonial ▁borders . ▁ ▁East ▁Tim or ▁was ▁inv aded ▁and ▁occupied ▁by ▁Indones ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁which ▁an nex ed ▁the ▁territory ▁as ▁its ▁" 2 7 th ▁Province " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁refer endum ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁East ▁Tim or ▁voted ▁to ▁end ▁Indones ian ▁occupation ▁and ▁become ▁an ▁independent ▁state . ▁This ▁caused ▁w ides p read ▁anger ▁among ▁many ▁Indones ian ▁national ists , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0