The overthrowing of a popular and briefly Fretilin-led government later sparked a violent quarter-century occupation in which between approximately 100,000–180,000 soldiers and civilians are estimated to have been killed or starved to death.
Penggulingan pemerintahan Fretilin yang tengah populer dan singkat memicu pendudukan selama seperempat abad dengan kekerasan di mana sekitar 100-180,000 tentara dan warga sipil diperkirakan tewas atau menderita kelaparan.