Provisional Government of East Timor

Provisional Government of East Timor Pemerintah Sementara Timor Timur (Indonesian) Portuguese: Governo Provisório de Timor Leste
1975–1976
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East Timor in South East Asia
Status	Unrecognized state
Capital	Dili
Common languages	Indonesian
Government	Provisional puppet government supported by Indonesia
Chief Executive
• 1975–1976	Arnaldo dos Reis Araújo [id]
Deputy Chief Executive
• 1975–1976	Lopez da Cruz
Historical era	Cold War
• Indonesian invasion	7 December 1975
• Provisional government formed	17 December 1975
• Annexed by Indonesia	17 July 1976
ISO 3166 code	TL
Preceded by Succeeded by Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975) Indonesian-occupied East Timor (1976–1999)

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The Provisional Government of East Timor (PGET), (Indonesian: Pemerintah Sementara Timor Timur (PSTT), Portuguese: Governo Provisório de Timor Leste), was an Indonesian supported puppet provisional government in present day East Timor that was formed on 17 December 1975 following the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and disbanded on 17 July 1976 when the region was annexed by Indonesia as the province of Timor Timur.