On 30 August, the people of East Timor went to the polls in their first free election that will serve as the founding act of the independent and democratic nation of East Timor.

• East Timor swears in new transitional government: UN mission - 20/09/01
• Constitutional reports handed over to Constituent Assembly - 18/09/01
• President of pro-independence party elected as Assembly Speaker - 17/09/01

• East Timorese leadership holds first meeting with Indonesian President - 12/09/01
• Hailing elections in East Timor, Council urges cooperation towards statehood - 10/09/01
• UN announces final results of East Timor's first-ever democratic elections - 06/09/01
• UN mission announces early election results for two more East Timor districts - 05/09/01
• Fretilin leads preliminary results in East Timor elections, UN reports - 04/09/01
• Following first-ever elections, East Timor begins to count ballots: UN mission - 31/08/01
• East Timor's first election 'glowing example' to world community: Annan - 30/08/01
• Elections defining moment in quest for statehood, UN mission chief says - 29/08/01
• UN mission chief praises populace for peaceful electoral campaign - 28/08/01
• UN official hails 'civility and peacefulness' in lead-up to elections - 27/08/01
• Security Council meets privately on East Timor elections, urges large voter turn-out - 23/08/01
• Reconciliation efforts gain momentum, UN mission says - 23/08/01
• UN Volunteers finalize preparations for elections - 22/08/01
• In video message, Annan urges East Timorese to vote in upcoming elections - 21/08/01
• Ballot papers for upcoming elections arrive, UN says - 20/08/01
• UN mission chief praises spirit of election campaign - 17/08/01

• SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS EAST TIMOR ELECTIONS 'A GLOWING EXAMPLE TO WORLD COMMUNITY' - 30/08/01
• SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES PEOPLE OF EAST TIMOR TO VOTE IN ELECTION ON 30 AUGUST - 21/08/01
• SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS ARGUMENTS FOR STRONG POST-INDEPENDENCE INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN EAST TIMOR - 30/07/01